Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Older People

Scientific evidence suggests that an aerobic exercise session promotes improvements in the consolidation of motor memory in adults. In this sense, the main purpose of this study was to investigate if an aerobic training session could improve motor memory consolidation in older people.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Aerobic exercises

Detailed Description

The participants of this study were 33 subjects of both genders (M = 68 years old; SD = 4.2 years old) and were divided in two groups: a control group (N = 15; M = 67, 6 years old; SD = 4.1 years old) and an experimental group (N = 18; M = 67, 4 years old; SD = 4.4 years old). The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). The training session lasted 45 minutes and was composed of running exercises. After the training session, the motor memory consolidation was held in three different stages: Training; 1 hour after training; 24 hours after training.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 33
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

-

Exclusion Criteria:

• sensory abnormalities;
• mental abnormalities;
• motor abnormalities;
• other atypical health problems.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: NA
• Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental; The participants of this study were 33 subjects of both genders (M = 68 years old; SD = 4.2 years old) and were divided in two groups: a control group (N = 15; M = 67, 6 years old; SD = 4.1 years old) and an experimental group (N = 18; M = 67, 4 years old; SD = 4.4 years old). The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline). The training session lasted 45 minutes and was composed of running exercises. After the training session, the motor memory consolidation was held in three different stages: Training; 1 hour after training; 24 hours after training.

Other: Aerobic exercises; The training session lasted 45 minutes and was composed of running exercises.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline).	The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline).	The participants performed a Soda Pop test before the aerobic training session (Baseline).

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): January 3, 2013
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): July 5, 2013
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): September 15, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2018
• First Posted (ACTUAL): April 24, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 24, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ESE IPCB03

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No