The effects of kayak paddling exercise on muscle performance, cognitive function, and postural balance in older adults with mild cognitivie impairment
- Conditions
- Mental and behavioral disorders
- Registration Number
- KCT0002269
- Lead Sponsor
- Sahmyook University
- Brief Summary
Sixty subjects who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to two groups. The kayak paddling and control groups each contained 30 individuals. However, one individual in the kayak paddling group was excluded because their program participation rate was less than 80%. Furthermore, two participants did not attend the post-test, and one subject from the control group moved out. Accordingly, the study comprised 56 subjects. The mean age of the subjects was 75.00 years in the experimental group and 73.70 years in the control group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in general charactistics (p>0.05). The values of muscle performance were significantly different from those at baseline in both groups. In addition, the muscle performance in the experimental group improved significantly more than the control group. Muscle performance was evaluated by using the arm curl test and handgrip strength (right and left), and all the scores were higher than the baseline values. In particular, the arm curl test, right handgrip strength, and left handgrip strength results increased by 30.72%, 22.20%, and 19.61%, respectively (p<0.001 in all the cases). The differences between the two groups were statistically significant for arm curl test, right handgrip strength, and left handgrip strength (p<0.001). Cognitive function, which was evaluated using with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and showed significant improvement in two groups. In the experimental group, it improved by 16.02% (p<0.001) from the baseline value. A significant difference in the changes in MoCA scores was found between the two groups (p<0.001). The postural balance was assessed with the timed up and go (TUG) test, functional reach test (FRT), and Burg balance scale (BBS). Statistically significant changes between the baseline and post-intervention values in the experimental group were observed in all the outcome measures, including TUG (8.99%, p<0.001), FRT (29.47%, p<0.001), and BBS (3.29%, p<0.001). Significant differences in the TUG test and FRT scores were found between the experimental and the control groups (p<0.05). During the study, the subjects did not have any special problems.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
The following inclusion criteria were used: older adults (>65 years)with mild cognitive impairment < 26 points on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, ability to communicate, and willingness and ability to commit to 6 weeks of intervention.
Participants were excluded if they had musculoskeletal impairment of the upper extremities, neurological impairment, significant cognitive disorder, untreated medical condition, or condition which unable to maintain a sitting posture for a long time.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postural balance (timed up and go test, functional reach test, and Burg balance scale)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle performance (handgrip strength and arm curl test);Cognitive function (Montreal Cognitive Assessment )