Exergaming in People With Major Neurocognitive Disorder

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • participants needed
    50
  • sponsor
    Davy Vancampfort
Updated on 19 February 2024
psychiatric disorder
alzheimer's disease
parkinson's disease
vascular dementia
mini-mental state examination
dementia
neurocognitive disorders
mental state examination
lewy body disease
major neurocognitive disorder

Summary

This randomized controlled trial explores the efficacy of an 8-week standing exergaming program in people with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) residing in long-term care facilities.

Description

This randomized controlled trial explores the efficacy of an 8-week standing exergaming program in people with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) residing in long-term care facilities. Fifty inpatients with mild to moderate MNCD will be randomly assigned to three times weekly for eight weeks 15 min of exergaming versus watching preferred music videos. The Montral Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Dementia Quality of Life (DQoL), Katz activities of daily living (ADL) and Instrumental ADL (IADL) are measured at baseline and post intervention.

Details
Condition Physical activity, Cognitive Impairment, Randomised Controlled Trial, Major Neurocognitive Disorder, Long-term Care Facility
Age 65-100 years
Treatment Exergame device
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04436302
SponsorDavy Vancampfort
Last Modified on19 February 2024

Eligibility

Yes No Not Sure

Inclusion Criteria

a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 5 diagnosis of MNCD (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
aged 65 years or older
a score of minimum 10 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
residing at least two weeks in the care facility at the time of inclusion
being physically capable of doing standing exercises (whether or not with extra support)
Possible causes of MNCD were vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mixed
dementia, Parkinson's disease or Lewy body disease

Exclusion Criteria

any unstable cardiovascular or other health condition which according to the American College of Sports Medicine Standards might lead to unsafe participation
a score lower than 10 on the MMSE
a planned transfer to another setting within the following two months
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