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| CUS - Sports Centre of the University of Bergamo | UNKNOWN |
| ACLI provinciali di Bergamo | UNKNOWN |
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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the Ideomotor Program in healthy older adults living in the community. The main research questions are:
1) Is the Ideomotor Program effective in improving cognitive function? 2) Is the Ideomotor Program effective in improving motor function? 3) Is the Ideomotor Program effective in improving overall well-being?
Researchers will compare the Ideomotor Program to a community group cognitive training program to determine whether the effects are superior. Participants will: undergo assessments at baseline, at the mid-intervention point, and upon program completion; participate in a 16-week group exercise program in a community gym two times per week; keep a diary to monitor the number of falls and any adverse events.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Ideomotor Group Exercise Program | Experimental | The intervention group will follow the Ideomotor Program, attending group sessions with a maximum of 12 participants over a period of 16 weeks. The protocol is structured into two weekly sessions, each lasting 60 minutes. The workout combines physical and cognitive exercises using a mind-motor training approach, incorporating aerobic and functional activities, except for one quarter of the weekly training, which consists of high-velocity muscle power exercises performed without a cognitive component. |
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| Cognitive training program | Active Comparator | The control group will participate in a group-based cognitive training program without a motor component. This training matches the experimental group in terms of cognitive training dose, session duration, and number of participants. The program is based on cognitive exercises considered the gold standard for cognitive training. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Ideomotor | Other | The Ideomotor Program sessions will include the following:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Executive functions | The Frontal Assessment Battery-15 will be used to access changes from baseline in executive functions (score range: 0-15, higher scores mean a better outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Cognitive flexibility | Wisconsin Card Sorting Test will be used to assess changes from baseline in cognitive flexibility (score range perseverative errors: 0-64, higher scores mean a worse outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Short-term and working memory | The Digit span test (forward and backward) will be used to assess from baseline changes in short-term and working memory (foward score range: 3-9, backward score range: 3-8; higher scores mean a better outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Visuo-spatial short term working memory | The Corsi Block-Tapping Test will be used to assess changes from baseline in visuo-spatial short term working memory (score range: 2-9, higher scores mean a better outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
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| Movement Quality | Instrumented motion analysis will be conducted through the usage of inertial sensors to assess changes from baseline in spatiotemporal and kinematics parameters during walking, turning and stepping tasks | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
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| Quality of life | The WHOQOL-BREF will be used to assess changes from baseline in quality of life (score range: 4-20 for each domain, higher scores mean a better outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Inaihá L. Benincá, PhD student | Contact | +39 0352052960 | inaiha.laureanobeninca@unibg.it |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centre for Healthy Longevity | Recruiting | Bergamo | Bergamo | 24129 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
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| Control | Other | The Group-based cognitive training will include the following:
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The Mini-BESTest: Balance Evaluation Systems Test will be used to measure changes from baseline in balance (score range: 0-28, higher scores mean a better outcome) |
| At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Endurance | The 2-minute Step Test will be used to assess changes from baseline in aerobic capacity | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Lower limb strength and power | The 30s Sit to Stand will be used to assess changes from baseline in lower limb strength and power | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Hand grip strength | The Hand Grip strength Test will be used to assess changes from baseline in hand grip strength | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
The Geriatric Depression Scale will be used to assess changes from baseline in depressive symptoms (score range: 0-15, higher scores mean a worse outcome)
| At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| Anxiety symptoms | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be used to assess changes in anxiety symptoms from baseline (score range: 0-20, higher scores mean a worse outcome) | At baseline and at the end of the intervention period (week 17) |
| University of Bergamo - S. Agostino | Not yet recruiting | Bergamo | BG | 24124 | Italy |
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