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| Research Foundation Flanders | OTHER |
| KU Leuven | OTHER |
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Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, its prevalence is forecasted to triple by 2050, and it has been reported to be one of the most costly disorders in Belgium. There is good scientific evidence that the cognitive impairments associated with the development of dementia can be lessened or even reversed thanks to the plasticity of the brain (rewiring). Recent research has shown that physical activity combined with performing cognitively challenging tasks is a very potent way to induce this rewiring of the brain, which can enable people to improve their cognitive functions. Yet, so far, these studies are mainly limited to controlled laboratory conditions. The investigators developed a real-life cognitively enriched walking program, with input from experts and end-users. In this study, the investigators will examine the added value of enriching physical activity (walking) with cognitive exercises in improving cognition of older adults by conducting a six-month community-based randomized controlled trial. The investigators will also examine the longer term effectiveness in a follow-up measurement visit six months after the program. The investigators will focus on the following outcomes: cognitive functioning (i.e., objective, subjective and cognitive activity), psychosocial wellbeing (i.e., loneliness, social support, depressive symptomatology, positive wellbeing and expectations regarding aging), physical activity (i.e. both objective and subjective) and general health.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| PA + CA | Experimental | a cognitively enriched walking program (Physical Activity (PA)+Cognitive Activity (CA) |
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| PA only | Active Comparator | a walking program without cognitive enrichment (Physical Activity (PA) only) |
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| control | No Intervention | a passive control group (CG). The passive CG will receive no intervention program. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Cognitively enriched walking program | Behavioral | The PA+CA program is group-based and will have a duration of six months (i.e. 24 weeks), with a frequency of two group sessions a week. All group sessions will last for approximately one hour and take place in groups of twelve or thirteen people supervised by a certified coach. Participants will be encouraged to do one individual session every week, as well. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| objective cognitive functioning T1 | - Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (Bento-Torres et al., 2017; Sahakian & Owen, 1992; Zygouris & Tsolaki, 2015): objective cognitive functioning is assessed with CANTAB. Different tests can be configured in a test battery, based on the focus of the study. The tests are non-verbal and culturally independent and make use of touchscreen technology. The CANTAB has been shown sensitive to changes in cognitive performance. Six different tests were selected to obtain a comprehensive view of one's objective cognitive functioning. The selected tests assess attention (i.e. sustained attention), memory (i.e. visual episodic attention and short term visual memory) and executive functioning (i.e. working memory and strategy). | baseline |
| objective cognitive functioning T2 | - Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (Bento-Torres et al., 2017; Sahakian & Owen, 1992; Zygouris & Tsolaki, 2015): objective cognitive functioning is assessed with CANTAB. Different tests can be configured in a test battery, based on the focus of the study. The tests are non-verbal and culturally independent and make use of touchscreen technology. The CANTAB has been shown sensitive to changes in cognitive performance. Six different tests were selected to obtain a comprehensive view of one's objective cognitive functioning. The selected tests assess attention (i.e. sustained attention), memory (i.e. visual episodic attention and short term visual memory) and executive functioning (i.e. working memory and strategy). | 3 months follow-up |
| objective cognitive functioning T3 | - Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (Bento-Torres et al., 2017; Sahakian & Owen, 1992; Zygouris & Tsolaki, 2015): objective cognitive functioning is assessed with CANTAB. Different tests can be configured in a test battery, based on the focus of the study. The tests are non-verbal and culturally independent and make use of touchscreen technology. The CANTAB has been shown sensitive to changes in cognitive performance. Six different tests were selected to obtain a comprehensive view of one's objective cognitive functioning. The selected tests assess attention (i.e. sustained attention), memory (i.e. visual episodic attention and short term visual memory) and executive functioning (i.e. working memory and strategy). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Psychosocial wellbeing questionnaires T1 | (i.e., loneliness, social support, depressive symptomatology, positive wellbeing and expectations regarding aging) | baseline |
| Psychosocial wellbeing questionnaires T2 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Process evaluation questionnaire T1 | This will include questions on fidelity, delivered dose (completeness), received dose (exposure, satisfaction), participation rate, acceptability of the intervention, group dynamics, environmental context,… | baseline,3 months, 6 months follow-up |
| Process evaluation questionnaire T2 |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Greet Cardon, PhD | Contact | +32 9 264 91 42 | Greet.Cardon@ugent.be | |
| Jannique van Uffelen, PhD | Contact | jannique.vanuffelen@kuleuven.be |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Pauline Hotterbeex, MSc | Ghent University / KU Leuven | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ghent University | Recruiting | Ghent | East-Flanders | 9000 | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39898431 | Derived | Hotterbeex P, Cardon G, Beeckman M, Latomme J, Fias W, van Puyenbroeck S, Chastin S, van Uffelen J. Does a Real-Life Cognitively Enriched Walking Program "Take a Walk With Your Brain" Benefit Cognitive Functioning and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Gerontologist. 2025 May 10;65(6):gnaf043. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaf043. |
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| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
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| Release | May 30, 2024 | |
| Reset | Sep 26, 2024 | |
| Release | Nov 6, 2024 | |
| Unrelease | Nov 6, 2024 |
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| May 30, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | |||
| Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 |
| ID | Term |
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| D060825 | Cognitive Dysfunction |
| D057185 | Sedentary Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D003072 | Cognition Disorders |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| walking program | Behavioral | The PA only program is group-based and will have a duration of six months (i.e. 24 weeks), with a frequency of two group sessions a week. All group sessions will last for approximately one hour and take place in groups of twelve or thirteen people supervised by a certified coach. Participants will be encouraged to do one individual session every week, as well. |
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| 6 months follow-up |
| cognitive functioning T4 | - Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) (Bento-Torres et al., 2017; Sahakian & Owen, 1992; Zygouris & Tsolaki, 2015): objective cognitive functioning is assessed with CANTAB. Different tests can be configured in a test battery, based on the focus of the study. The tests are non-verbal and culturally independent and make use of touchscreen technology. The CANTAB has been shown sensitive to changes in cognitive performance. Six different tests were selected to obtain a comprehensive view of one's objective cognitive functioning. The selected tests assess attention (i.e. sustained attention), memory (i.e. visual episodic attention and short term visual memory) and executive functioning (i.e. working memory and strategy). | 12 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T1 - Cognitive Failures Questionnaire | Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) (Broadbent et al., 1982; Ponds et al., 2006): this self-administered questionnaire assesses subjective cognitive functioning. Participants are asked about minor everyday slips or errors. It is not a replacement for testing objective cognitive functioning, but reflects the experience of the frequency of everyday slips of the participant. The CFQ consists of 25 items. Participants have to rate the items on a five-point response scale going from "1" (very ofen) to "5" (never). Higher scores reflect less cognitive failure. | baseline |
| subjective cognitive functioning T1 - Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) | Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) (Galvin et al., 2021): this is a measure of the type and frequency of cognitive activities. It includes sixteen types of cognitive activities and is self-administered. Even though it is difficult to establish the validity of this new questionnaire since there is no gold standard to measure cognitive activity, it is suggested that this questionnaire has a good content validity. The CLAS consists of 16 items that are scored on a five-point response scale, going from 0 "never" to 5 "daily". Higher scores reflect a higher frequency of doing the activity. | baseline |
| subjective cognitive functioning T2 - Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) | Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) (Broadbent et al., 1982; Ponds et al., 2006): this self-administered questionnaire assesses subjective cognitive functioning. Participants are asked about minor everyday slips or errors. It is not a replacement for testing objective cognitive functioning, but reflects the experience of the frequency of everyday slips of the participant. | 3 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T2 - Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) | Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) (Galvin et al., 2021): this is a measure of the type and frequency of cognitive activities. It includes sixteen types of cognitive activities and is self-administered. Even though it is difficult to establish the validity of this new questionnaire since there is no gold standard to measure cognitive activity, it is suggested that this questionnaire has a good content validity. The CLAS consists of 16 items that are scored on a five-point response scale, going from 0 "never" to 5 "daily". Higher scores reflect a higher frequency of doing the activity. | 3 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T3 - Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) | Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) (Broadbent et al., 1982; Ponds et al., 2006): this self-administered questionnaire assesses subjective cognitive functioning. Participants are asked about minor everyday slips or errors. It is not a replacement for testing objective cognitive functioning, but reflects the experience of the frequency of everyday slips of the participant. The CFQ consists of 25 items. Participants have to rate the items on a five-point response scale going from "1" (very ofen) to "5" (never). Higher scores reflect less cognitive failure. | 6 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T3 - Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) | Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS)(Galvin et al., 2021): this is a measure of the type and frequency of cognitive activities. It includes sixteen types of cognitive activities and is self-administered. Even though it is difficult to establish the validity of this new questionnaire since there is no gold standard to measure cognitive activity, it is suggested that this questionnaire has a good content validity. The CLAS consists of 16 items that are scored on a five-point response scale, going from 0 "never" to 5 "daily". Higher scores reflect a higher frequency of doing the activity. | 6 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T4 - Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) | Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) (Broadbent et al., 1982; Ponds et al., 2006): this self-administered questionnaire assesses subjective cognitive functioning. Participants are asked about minor everyday slips or errors. It is not a replacement for testing objective cognitive functioning, but reflects the experience of the frequency of everyday slips of the participant. The CFQ consists of 25 items. Participants have to rate the items on a five-point response scale going from "1" (very ofen) to "5" (never). Higher scores reflect less cognitive failure. | 12 months follow-up |
| subjective cognitive functioning T4 - Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) | Cognitive and Leisure Activities Scale (CLAS) (Galvin et al., 2021): this is a measure of the type and frequency of cognitive activities. It includes sixteen types of cognitive activities and is self-administered. Even though it is difficult to establish the validity of this new questionnaire since there is no gold standard to measure cognitive activity, it is suggested that this questionnaire has a good content validity. The CLAS consists of 16 items that are scored on a five-point response scale, going from 0 "never" to 5 "daily". Higher scores reflect a higher frequency of doing the activity. | 12 months follow-up |
(i.e., loneliness, social support, depressive symptomatology, positive wellbeing and expectations regarding aging)
| 3 months follow-up |
| Psychosocial wellbeing questionnaires T3 | (i.e., loneliness, social support, depressive symptomatology, positive wellbeing and expectations regarding aging) | 6 months follow-up |
| Psychosocial wellbeing questionnaires T4 | (i.e., loneliness, social support, depressive symptomatology, positive wellbeing and expectations regarding aging) | 12 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (subjective) T1 | International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF) (Craig et al., 2003): this is an extensively used self-report measure for physical activity during the past seven days. It provides us with a categorical score of physical activity, distinguishing between low, moderate and high levels of physical activity. | baseline |
| Physical activity assessment (objective) T1 | Actigraph accelerometer at hip (Barnett et al., 2016): this is an objective measure of physical activity level, frequently used in physical activity studies with older adults. Participants will be asked to wear this accelerometer during seven days (day and night). They will be asked to register when and why they did not wear the device in a personal diary provided by the researchers. | baseline |
| Physical activity assessment (subjective) T2 | International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF) (Craig et al., 2003): this is an extensively used self-report measure for physical activity during the past seven days. It provides us with a categorical score of physical activity, distinguishing between low, moderate and high levels of physical activity. | 3 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (objective) T2 | Actigraph accelerometer at hip (Barnett et al., 2016): this is an objective measure of physical activity level, frequently used in physical activity studies with older adults. Participants will be asked to wear this accelerometer during seven days (day and night). They will be asked to register when and why they did not wear the device in a personal diary provided by the researchers. | 3 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (subjective) T3 | International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF) (Craig et al., 2003): this is an extensively used self-report measure for physical activity during the past seven days. It provides us with a categorical score of physical activity, distinguishing between low, moderate and high levels of physical activity. | 6 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (objective) T3 | Actigraph accelerometer at hip (Barnett et al., 2016): this is an objective measure of physical activity level, frequently used in physical activity studies with older adults. Participants will be asked to wear this accelerometer during seven days (day and night). They will be asked to register when and why they did not wear the device in a personal diary provided by the researchers. | 6 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (subjective) T4 | International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF) (Craig et al., 2003): this is an extensively used self-report measure for physical activity during the past seven days. It provides us with a categorical score of physical activity, distinguishing between low, moderate and high levels of physical activity. | 12 months follow-up |
| Physical activity assessment (objective) T4 | Actigraph accelerometer at hip (Barnett et al., 2016): this is an objective measure of physical activity level, frequently used in physical activity studies with older adults. Participants will be asked to wear this accelerometer during seven days (day and night). They will be asked to register when and why they did not wear the device in a personal diary provided by the researchers. | 12 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T1 - General Health | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) eight-item short form for General Health (Pellicciari et al., 2021): this is a self-report measure for global self-rated health with acceptable psychometric properties. This questionnaire provides us with a total score as well as distinct scores for mental and physical health. Scoring
| baseline |
| General health questionnaires T1 - Sleep Disturbances | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) four-item short form for Sleep Disturbances (Buysse et al., 2010; Terwee et al., 2014): this self-report measure with good psychometric properties assesses quality of sleep and prevalence of sleep difficulties. Scoring
| baseline |
| General health questionnaires T2 - General Health | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) eight-item short form for General Health (Pellicciari et al., 2021): this is a self-report measure for global self-rated health with acceptable psychometric properties. This questionnaire provides us with a total score as well as distinct scores for mental and physical health. Scoring
| 3 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T2 - Sleep Disturbances | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) four-item short form for Sleep Disturbances (Buysse et al., 2010; Terwee et al., 2014): this self-report measure with good psychometric properties assesses quality of sleep and prevalence of sleep difficulties. Scoring
| 3 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T3 - General Health | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) eight-item short form for General Health (Pellicciari et al., 2021): this is a self-report measure for global self-rated health with acceptable psychometric properties. This questionnaire provides us with a total score as well as distinct scores for mental and physical health. Scoring
| 6 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T3 - Sleep Disturbances | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) four-item short form for Sleep Disturbances (Buysse et al., 2010; Terwee et al., 2014): this self-report measure with good psychometric properties assesses quality of sleep and prevalence of sleep difficulties. Scoring
| 6 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T4 - General Health | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) eight-item short form for General Health (Pellicciari et al., 2021): this is a self-report measure for global self-rated health with acceptable psychometric properties. This questionnaire provides us with a total score as well as distinct scores for mental and physical health. Scoring
| 12 months follow-up |
| General health questionnaires T4 - Sleep Disturbances | The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) four-item short form for Sleep Disturbances (Buysse et al., 2010; Terwee et al., 2014): this self-report measure with good psychometric properties assesses quality of sleep and prevalence of sleep difficulties. Scoring
| 12 months follow-up |
This will include questions on fidelity, delivered dose (completeness), received dose (exposure, satisfaction), participation rate, acceptability of the intervention, group dynamics, environmental context,… |
| baseline,3 months, 6 months follow-up |
| Process evaluation questionnaire T3 | This will include questions on fidelity, delivered dose (completeness), received dose (exposure, satisfaction), participation rate, acceptability of the intervention, group dynamics, environmental context,… | baseline,3 months, 6 months follow-up |
| KU Leuven | Recruiting | Leuven | Vlaams Brabant | 3000 | Belgium |
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