Chronic Effects of Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Elderly People

Elderly Clinical Trial

Official title:

Chronic Effects of Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Elderly People

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02731261
• Other study ID #: ESE IPCB01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 23, 2016
• Last updated: April 6, 2016
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: April 2016
• Source: Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Portugal: Data Protection Agency
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main purpose of this study was to investigate if a six months period of physical exercise could improve motor memory consolidation in elderly people.

Description:

38 subjects of both genders, with a mean age of 71 years old participated in the study. Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Before the intervention of a physical exercise program, subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 38
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: July 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years to 72 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• individuals not engaged in physical activity;

• persons aged from 65 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• sensory abnormalities;

• mental abnormalities;

• motor abnormalities;

• other atypical health problems.

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly

Intervention

Other:
• Motor memory consolidation
Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Before the intervention of a physical exercise program, subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure a performance in Motor memory consolidation.	The participants were required to learn a Finger Tapping Sequence (4_1_3_2_4) by using a computer keyboard. The finger sequence corresponded to computer keys as follows: digit 1 - Index finger; digit 2 - Middle finger; digit 3 - Ring finger; digit 4 - Little. The participants were requested to repeat the sequence as quickly and as accurately as possible for 30 seconds.	6 months	No