Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00894205
Neuropsychological Effects of Strengthening Exercise for Older Adults
Neuropsychological and Physiological Effects of Low-Impact Exercise for Older Adults
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 29 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Union College, New York · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study aims to examine the benefits to thinking processes of a low intensity, strengthening exercise program for older adults.
Detailed description
The neuropsychological benefits, especially executive function impacts, of four weeks of a low intensity, strengthening exercise program will be examined for community residing older adults.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | strengthening exercise program | A low intensity strengthening exercise program based on the Tufts University "Strong Bones" program. Utilizes small free weights and chair exercises. Participants attend community based class 2-3x/wk for 4 wks. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-09-01
- Completion
- 2008-09-01
- First posted
- 2009-05-06
- Last updated
- 2015-03-11
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00894205. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.