Effect of Cognitive Stimulation on falls in the elderly
- Conditions
- Cognitive AgingG07.345.124.260
- Registration Number
- RBR-6fgg7b
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Estadual de Campinas
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Do not have dementia; Do not present severe visual impairment or blindness;Do not present severe hearing loss or deafness; No hemiparesis or hemiplegia due to stroke; Do not present neurodegenerative disease; such as: Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's; Multiple Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; among others; To be able to wander without using an auxiliary gear; Have the proper medical control of chronic diseases and risk factors; according to medical guidance. Example; Diabetes mellitus and Systolic Arterial Hypertension controlled by drug; ccording to the prescription of a doctor;
1. miss to 25% or more of the total number of meetings held; 2. Suffering hospitalization due to serious reason or hospitalization for more than 24 hours; 3. By choice, leave the research; 4. Suffering Stroke.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method improvement of the physical and cognitive performance, measured through tests and questionnaires, of the participants submitted to the cognitive training, comparing them to the control group; reduction of the risk of falls and fear of falling from the physically active participants as well as those submitted to cognitive training
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method increased serum levels of BDNF as a marker of depression in participants submitted to cognitive training or not