Falls Prevention Through Physical And Cognitive Training (Falls PACT) in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University1 site in 1 country95 target enrollmentSeptember 6, 2017

ConditionsMild Cognitive Impairment

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enrollment: 95
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Falls Rate
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This randomised controlled trial aims to determine the effectiveness of combined physical and cognitive training in preventing falls and decreasing risks of falls among community-dwelling older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Detailed Description

This is a single-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Community-dwelling older adults with MCI aged 60 or above will be recruited. They will be randomly allocated into four groups: Physical Training alone (PT), Cognitive Training alone (CT), combined Physical And Cognitive Training (PACT) and wait-list group (WG). Assessors blinded to participant allocation will conduct pre-test, posttest, and 6-month follow-up assessments.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 6, 2017

End Date

August 31, 2018

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•60 years or above
•community-dwelling in Manila, Philippines
•diagnosed with MCI

Exclusion Criteria

•diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease
•history of major medical conditions such as cerebrovascular disease, cardiopulmonary condition, serious musculoskeletal disease, cancer, major psychiatric condition
•have severe visual and/or hearing impairment
•taking medications such sedatives, antidepressants, diuretics, anti-epilepsy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Falls Rate

Time Frame: 9 months

Number of Falls over a period of time

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Executive Function(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Balance(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Physiologic Profile Assessment (PPA) score(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Gait Speed(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Muscle Strength(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Falls Risks for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com) Screen score(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Global Cognitive Function(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)
Change in Memory Function(Baseline, 3 months, 9 months)