Community Recreation to Enhance Function in Aging

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Physical Functional Impairment; Cognitive Impairment

• Registration Number: NCT07104435
• Lead Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo

Brief Summary

This aim of this study is to examine the therapeutic impacts of a group-based recreational program that delivers guided visual artmaking and dual-task exergaming, to older adults. Outcomes of interest include cognitive function (attention, task-switching, interference inhibition), physical function (balance, walking, lower-limb strength), and dual-task performance. Key implementation outcomes including intervention fidelity, feasibility, and acceptability will be explored to inform design of future community-based intervention programs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2025-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-08-05
• Study Start: 2025-09-12
• Primary Completion: 2026-05-11
• Study Completion: 2026-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Have no more than MCI (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥ 24 points)
• Have no contraindications to exercise guided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

• Have a condition that would prevent safe participation in the exercise, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Older Adults
• Have severe neurological disease.
• Have severe psychiatric illness.
• Have a likelihood of withdrawing from the study due to severe illness or a life expectancy of < 6 mo.
• Having a lower or upper limb amputation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in performance on the Stroop Color-Word Test	From enrollment to study end at 24 weeks	Change in score on the Stroop Color-Word Test
Performance on the Trail Making Test	From baseline to study end at 24 weeks	Change in score on the Trail Making Test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance on Four Stage Balance Test	From baseline to study end at 24 weeks	Change in score on the Four Stage Balance Test
Performance on the Six-Minute Walk Test	From baseline to study end at 24 weeks	Change in score on the Six-Minute Walk Test
Dual-Task Ability	From baseline to study end at 24 weeks	Change in scores on the Timed Up and Go Test: Dual Task