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dc.contributor.authorVaughan, Sue
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Norm
dc.contributor.authorShum, David
dc.contributor.authorO'Dwyer, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorPolit, Denise
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:01:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:01:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-03-24T22:39:55Z
dc.identifier.issn1471-2318
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2318-12-60
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/49735
dc.description.abstractBackground Intervention studies testing the efficacy of cardiorespiratory exercise have shown some promise in terms of improving cognitive function in later life. Recent developments suggest that a multi-modal exercise intervention that includes motor as well as physical training and requires sustained attention and concentration, may better elicit the actual potency of exercise to enhance cognitive performance. This study will test the effect of a multi-modal exercise program, for older women, on cognitive and physical functioning. Methods/Design This randomised controlled trial involves community dwelling women, without cognitive impairment, aged 65-75 years. Participants are randomised to exercise intervention or non-exercise control groups, for 16 weeks. The intervention consists of twice weekly, 60 minute, exercise classes incorporating aerobic, strength, balance, flexibility, co-ordination and agility training. Primary outcomes are measures of cognitive function and secondary outcomes include physical functioning and a neurocognitive biomarker (brain derived neurotrophic factor). Measures are taken at baseline and 16 weeks later and qualitative data related to the experience and acceptability of the program are collected from a sub-sample of the intervention group. Discussion If this randomised controlled trial demonstrates that multimodal exercise (that includes motor fitness training) can improve cognitive performance in later life, the benefits will be two-fold. First, an inexpensive, effective strategy will have been developed that could ameliorate the increased prevalence of age-related cognitive impairment predicted to accompany population ageing. Second, more robust evidence will have been provided about the mechanisms that link exercise to cognitive improvement allowing future research to be better focused and potentially more productive. Trial Registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registration Number: ANZCTR12612000451808
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto11
dc.relation.ispartofissue60
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBMC Geriatrics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.titleStudy protocol: a randomised controlled trial of the effects of a multi-modal exercise program on cognition and physical functioning in older women
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.description.notepublicPage numbers are not for citation purposes. Instead, this article has the unique article number of 60.
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Vaughan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorMorris, Norman


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