Cybercycling for Cognitive Health

Cognitive Ability, General Clinical Trial

Official title:

Cybercycling for Older Adults: Neuropsychological, Physiological and Behavioral Effects

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01167400
• Other study ID #: HS1259
• Secondary ID: 64449
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 20, 2010
• Last updated: September 4, 2014
• Start date: July 2008
• Est. completion date: August 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2014
• Source: Union College, New York
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Exercise has been linked to cognitive health, but few older adults exercise at recommended levels. Cybercycling may provide additional cognitive benefits due to increased motivation to ride the interactive 3D tours. Participants will be randomly assigned to three months of either cybercycling or traditional stationary biking; and they will complete comprehensive evaluations before and after exercise. Older adults are expected to show significant neuropsychological, physiological and behavioral gains.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to test the following hypotheses: (1) stationary cycling with virtual reality tours ("cybercyle") will enhance executive function and clinical status more than traditional exercise; (2) exercise effort will explain improvement; and (3) brain-derived neurotrophic growth factor (BDNF) will increase.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 63
• Est. completion date: August 2010
• Est. primary completion date: August 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 50+

• able to participate in cycling

• physician permission

Exclusion Criteria:

• unstable heart condition

• physician denial

• neurological condition

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Ability, General

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cybercycling
exercising on a videogame-enhanced interactive 3D stationary bicycle for 3 months, 3-5x/wk
• Traditional exercise
exercising on a traditional stationary bike for 3 months, 3-5x/wk

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Beltrone Living Center	Colonie	New York
United States	Highpointe Apartments	Malta	New York
United States	Glen Eddy	Niskayuna	New York
United States	Prestwick Chase	Saratoga Springs	New York
United States	Wesley Health Care (Woodlawn and Embury)	Saratoga Springs	New York
United States	Westview Apartments	Saratoga Springs	New York
United States	Kingsway Village	Schenectady	New York
United States	Schaffer Heights	Schenectady	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Union College, New York	Skidmore College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Anderson-Hanley C, Arciero PJ, Brickman AM, Nimon JP, Okuma N, Westen SC, Merz ME, Pence BD, Woods JA, Kramer AF, Zimmerman EA. Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Feb;42(2):109-19. doi: 10.1016/j — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in cognitive function after three months of exercise.	Cognitive function, especially executive function, will be assessed before and after three months of either cybercycling or traditional exercise biking. Neuropsychological tests will assess: cognitive flexibility and simultaneous processing(i.e., Stroop, Digits Backwards, and Trails Difference Score).	3 months	No
Secondary	Weight	Weight and other physiological factors will be assessed before and after 3 months of exercise.	3 months	No