[PDF] Top 20 Efficacy of memory training in healthy community-dwelling older people: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... A randomized controlled trial will be performed in health care centers in Barcelona (Spain) through comparison of a group of individuals participating in memory training workshops ... See full document

... enough people I feel close to); and the environmental domain evaluates condi- tions of inadequate housing using ...(e.g., memory problems) ...180 older partici- pants will do the physical tests ... See full document

... For higher-level functional capacity, the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence rating scale will be used to measure competence [35,36]. This scale consists of 13 items encompassing three ... See full document

... This trial is the first study to test the efficacy of cognitive control training on episodic memory retrieval function in aMCI patients using a double-blinded, randomized con- ... See full document

... The project leader (who holds a PhD) and is a physical therapist (who is thoroughly trained and has comprehensive knowledge and competence regarding BMPIs), and research assistants (who are all physical therapists) will ... See full document

... strength training machines con- tain calibrated pneumatic resistance pistons that allow for opposing muscle groups to be trained in a concentric-only ...aerobic training (for example, running/skipping in ... See full document

... exploratory trial (phase III), randomized controlled trial (phase IV), and long-term implementation (phase ...in older adults who have problems with physical functioning and/or have to ... See full document

... Two consecutive measures of handgrip strength (kg) at both hands are measured to the nearest 1.0 kg with subjects sitting in an upright position and the arm in a 90-degree angle (JAMAR dynamometer, Saehan Corp. Masan, ... See full document

... of memory and executive ...encourage older adults to engage in cognitively stimulating activities such as learning a new ...Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study ... See full document

... of community-dwellers over the age of 65 experience one or more falls every year leading to significant risk for hospitalization, institutionalization, and even ...of older adults increases, falls will ... See full document

... the study will be overseen by the PhD supervision team and the rep- resentative of the Department of Scientific Research Management at Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province, ...the ... See full document

... cluster randomized controlled study will consist of two clusters of a total of 5 community aged care areas; the intervention cluster, which hold 3 community aged care areas and the ... See full document

... This study focused on a healthy group of older community- dwelling adults living in ...for people with osteoporosis, Parkinson’s, arthritis and other chronic diseases have been ... See full document

... ing memory tasks in schizophrenia patients following cognitive ...working memory training using a serial position verbal memory task on working memory and memory performance ... See full document

... Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive, fibro-inflammatory disease characterized by enzymatic autoactivation and subsequent fibrotic replacement of acinar cells. A significant proportion of patients ... See full document

... current study is to test the effectiveness of 30 hours of computer-based SocialVille training to improve social cognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia, compared with an active control ... See full document

... FEP patients who are cannabis users and meet the inclu- sion criteria (listed below) are to be included and ran- domly assigned to one of the two treatment groups. The sample size calculation was performed using data ... See full document

... Participants will be recruited at the Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Trois-Rivières during their en- counter with their treating neurosurgeon once the deci- sion has been made to move forward with a surgical ... See full document

... WBV training on the aging population, with a primary focus on lower body strength (Lachance et ...current study, Rees et ...Forty-three older adults were randomly assigned to one of three groups, a ... See full document

... each study site. Study site is the stratification vari- able for this randomization ...each study site, a 1:1 allocation ...Each study site has a predefined set of patients to ...each ... See full document