NCT01027858

PROMOTE: Promotion of the Mind Through Exercise

Role of Exercise on Cognition and Function in Seniors With Vascular Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators will conduct a proof-of-concept study to provide preliminary evidence of efficacy of aerobic-based exercise training for maintaining cognitive function, executive function, and everyday function in adults with mild vascular cognitive impairment.

Detailed description

A total of 70 adults diagnosed with Ischaemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment (SIVCI) will be randomized to either a 6 month thrice weekly walking program or usual care. After 6 months of intervention, they will be followed for an additional 6 months. There will be three measurement sessions: baseline, 6 months (end of intervention period); and 12 months.

Conditions

• Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Aerobic-based exercise training	Six months of thrice-weekly walking program that will gradually progress in intensity. Each training session will be 60 minutes (10 minutes of warm-up, 40 minutes of training, and 10 minutes of cool-down).
BEHAVIORAL	CON (control; usual care)	Nutrition education and usual care as prescribed by neurologist

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2009-12-09
• Last updated: 2022-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada