Alzheimer's Prevention Through Exercise (APEx)

July 8, 2020 updated by: University of Kansas Medical Center

Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Pathophysiology of PreClinical Alzheimer's Disease

The purpose of this study is to learn about the possible benefits of aerobic exercise in controlling or reducing the amount of amyloid present in the brain, reducing changes in brain structure that may lead to Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and increasing cognitive ability in individuals that have amyloid deposits and are at risk to develop AD.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

117

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical Dementia Rating 0 (nondemented)
  • Age 65 or older
  • Florbetapir PET evidence of cerebral amyloidosis
  • Sedentary or underactive by the Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity
  • Stable doses of medications for 30 days.
  • Clinician judgment regarding subject's health status and likelihood to successfully complete the 1-year exercise intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically significant major psychiatric disorder (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder) according to standard criteria or significant psychiatric symptoms that could impair the completion of the study
  • Clinically-significant systemic illness that may affect safety or completion of the study
  • History of clinically-evident stroke
  • Clinically-significant infection within the last 30 days
  • Active cardiac condition (e.g. angina, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation) or pulmonary condition in the past 2 years that, in the investigator's opinion, could pose a safety risk to the participant-unless cleared for exercise by the participant's primary care physician or cardiologist.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension within the last 6 months
  • History of cancer in the last 5 years (except non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma)
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse as defined by DSM-IV criteria within the last 2 years
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Significant pain or musculoskeletal disorder prohibiting participation in an exercise program
  • Unwillingness to undergo or contraindication to brain MRI scan.
  • History within the last 5 years of primary or recurrent malignant disease with the exception of resected localized cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, or prostate cancer.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Aerobic Exercise Group
Exercise 150 minutes per week (over 3 to 5 days) for 52 weeks
Other: Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic group participants will engage in 150 minutes of aerobic exercise over 4-5 days per week for 52 weeks
Other: Control Group
Standard of Care exercise recommendations
Other: Standard of Care
Control group participants will be provided educational materials on starting an exercise program, but will receive no formal support for their exercise program.
Other Names:
  • Standard of Care for exercise recommendations

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Amyloid Burden
Time Frame: Baseline to 52 weeks
Amyloid burden measure is mean Florbetapir cortical-to-cerebellar uptake ratio averaged across 6 regions of interest (frontal, temporal, parietal, anterior cingulate, posterior cingulate, and precuneus). Higher numbers mean more amyloid accumulation. There is no defined maximum value. Zero is the theoretical minimum value.
Baseline to 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Whole Brain Volume
Time Frame: Baseline to 52 weeks
Whole brain volume in mL define by Freesurfer analysis. Higher numbers indicate greater brain volume. There is no defined maximum. Zero is the theoretical minimum.
Baseline to 52 weeks
Executive Function
Time Frame: Baseline to Week 52
Executive Function ability to be measured using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). CFA aggregates scores from across multiple subtests. Values are standard deviations centered on a pooled baseline (all participant scores at baseline). Higher values mean improvement over baseline testing. Lower scores (including negative) mean worse performance after baseline testing. There is no minimum or maximum score.
Baseline to Week 52

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Kansas Medical Center

Collaborators

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Burns, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 28, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2020

Last Verified

July 1, 2020

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13376
  • R01AG043962-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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