Effect of cycle ergometer training on balance and cognition in moderate to severely demented elderly, a Randomized Clinical Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Geriatric Moderate to severe dementiaDementia
- Registration Number
- LBCTR2020012391
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Lebanon
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
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?Subjects should be above the age of 65
?They should be diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia
?They should not have any other severe orthopedic or neurological conditions like stroke, Parkinson, or hip fracture
?They should be ambulating independently with or without the need for a gait assistance device (walker or crutches...)
Exclusion Criteria
?Patients previously suffering or still suffering from severe neurological condition
?Any orthopedic surgery on the lower limbs in the last 12 months prior the recruitment in this study
?Subjects that were diagnosed with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment
?Subjects that are below the age of 65.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ame: Cognition;Timepoints: Before and after 12 weeks of intervention;Measure: Mini Mental State Exam;Name: Balance ;Timepoints: Before and after 12 weeks of intervention;Measure: Berg Balance Scale;Name: Gait;Timepoints: Before and after 12 weeks of intervention;Measure: Timed up and Go test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ame: Gait;Timepoints: before and after 12 weeks ;Measure: Timed up and go test