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Esercizio in Perimenopausa per Migliorare la Salute Cognitiva (EPIC)

16 ottobre 2026 aggiornato da: Teresa Liu-Ambrose, University of British Columbia

Allenamento di Resistenza e Salute Cognitiva in Perimenopausa

Perimenopause is now considered a possible risk factor for dementia and may contribute to the fact that 2/3 of those living with Alzheimer's disease are females. Indeed, research studies show that middle-aged females demonstrate significant declines in their thinking abilities and detrimental changes in their brains as they go through perimenopause. Thus, perimenopausal females need strategies to bolster their brain health.

The World Health Organization strongly recommends physical activity interventions to reduce the risk of decline in thinking abilities. However, whether exercise can improve thinking abilities and brain health in perimenopausal females has not been examined. Our research aims to address this important knowledge gap in female brain health.

We will study the effects of a 6-month resistance exercise training (e.g., lifting free weights, exercise with weight machine) program on thinking abilities in 50 physically inactive perimenopausal females, aged 40 to 55 years, who are experiencing difficulties with their thinking abilities. In addition to measuring thinking abilities, we will determine if exercise benefits muscle health, heart health, sleep quality, psychological well-being, menopausal symptoms, and quality of life. We will also explore how resistance exercise training improves thinking abilities as such information can lead to new discoveries and therapies for brain health in females.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

  1. PURPOSE:

    To determine if progressive resistance training (PRT) can improve cognitive outcomes compared to balance, flexibility, and tone (BAT) exercises in perimenopausal females aged 40-55 years with subjective cognitive complaints.

  2. HYPOTHESIS:

    At the end of the intervention, PRT will result in an increase in words recalled during the RAVLT 20-minute delay vs no improve in BAT.

  3. JUSTIFICATION:

    The menopause transition (MT) negatively impacts cognitive function and the brain. The majority of perimenopausal females experiences cognitive difficulties and have subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs). Verbal episodic memory and processing speed are most negatively impacted by the MT. Cognitive and brain changes during the MT can significantly impact career and financial wellbeing. The MT is thus a critical window to intervene for female brain health. Exercise can reduce dementia risk factors and promote cognitive health. No published randomized controlled trials have examined the effect of exercise on cognitive outcomes in perimenopausal females.

  4. OBJECTIVE:

    To determine if 26 weeks of 2x/week progressive resistance training (PRT) can improve verbal episodic memory performance on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) compared with balance, flexibility, and tone exercises (BAT) for physically inactive perimenopausal females aged 40-55.

    Optional Qualitative Component: To assess knowledge and experiences of perimenopause (pre- and post-intervention), expectations of exercise intervention (pre-intervention), and perceived benefits of exercise intervention (post-intervention).

  5. RESEARCH DESIGN:

A 26-week, assessor-blinded, two-arm, proof-of-concept trial with 50 physically inactive perimenopausal females, aged 40 to 55 years, with subjective cognitive complaints. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to PRT or BAT and measured at baseline, 13 weeks, and 26 weeks.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

50

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Luoghi di studio

    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9
        • Reclutamento
        • University of British Columbia
        • Contatto:

Criteri di partecipazione

I ricercatori cercano persone che corrispondano a una certa descrizione, chiamata criteri di ammissibilità. Alcuni esempi di questi criteri sono le condizioni generali di salute di una persona o trattamenti precedenti.

Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

Da 40 anni a 55 anni (Adulto)

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Femmina

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Are biological females, as assigned at birth
  • Are aged between 40 and 55 years
  • Had at least 1 menstrual period in the last 10 months
  • Are perimenopausal based on STRAW +10 Staging System, or answer "yes" to MQ6 questions of changes in periods, having hot flashes, or vaginal dryness, pain, or sexual concerns
  • Have an intact uterus
  • Have a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score >=26/30 for in-person or >=19/22 for telephone , indicating normal cognition
  • Have subjective cognitive complaints defined as responding "yes" to "Do you feel like your memory or thinking is becoming worse?"
  • Completed high school education
  • Read and speak English with acceptable visual and auditory acuity
  • Are able to safely engage in moderate-intensity PRT as indicated by the PAR-Q+; and
  • Are able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Are engaged in regular PRT (i.e., 2x/week) in the prior three months
  • Are diagnosed with cognitive impairment or dementia of any type
  • Are at high risk for cardiac complications during exercise
  • Have clinically important peripheral neuropathy or severe musculoskeletal or joint disease that impairs mobility
  • Are taking medications that negatively affect cognitive function, such as anticholinergics, major tranquilizers, and anticonvulsants
  • Have a BMI <15 or anorexia nervosa; g) had surgical menopause
  • Had endometrial ablation that resulted in the loss of menstruation
  • Have polycystic ovarian syndrome
  • Currently undergoing chemo
  • Are using estrogen-containing contraception in the last 12 months
  • Had premature ovarian failure; or
  • Are already enrolled in a drug or exercise trial

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Prevenzione
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Triplicare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Progressive Resistance Training (PRT)

Each PRT session will be 1-hr in duration and consists of a warm-up (10 mins), PRT (45 mins), and cool-down (5 mins). 2x/week and group-based.

The sessions will occur in the Exercise Prescription Suite of the Centre for Aging SMART at VCH; this suite is a fully-equipped gym that includes treadmills, bikes, pneumatic resistance training equipment, and free weights. The training stimulus will initially be at 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions with proper form. At week 4, training intensity will progress from 60-82% of predicted 1 repetition maximum (RM) using the 8RM method. Every 4 weeks the 8RM test will be repeated.

Altri nomi:
  • PRT
Comparatore attivo: Balance, Flexibility, and Tone Exercises (BAT)

Each BAT session will be 1-hr in duration. 2x/week and group-based.

Each BAT session will be 1-hr in duration and consist of Pilates mat exercises, Yoga-based poses and breathing, Kegel exercises, stretches, and relaxation techniques (e.g., visualization).

Altri nomi:
  • PIPISTRELLO

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT)
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

The RAVLT is a valid, reliable, and widely-used instrument of verbal episodic memory and learning, with normative values.

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
NIH TB Cognitive Battery - Flanker Test
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of executive functions

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
NIH TB Cognitive Battery - Dimensional Change Card Sort Test
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of executive functions

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
NIH TB Cognitive Battery - Picture Sequence Memory Test
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of visual episodic memory

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
NIH TB Cognitive Battery - List Sorting Test
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of working memory

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
NIH TB Cognitive Battery - Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of processing speed

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Everyday Memory Questionnaire
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A subjective measure of memory failure in everyday life

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Muscle strength of quads
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Muscle strength measure by isokinetic dynamometer

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Peripheral QCT of the tibia
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

A measure of bone and muscle health

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Blood pressure
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Blood pressure - systolic and diastolic

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Lipid panel
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Lipid levels

Baseline, 26 weeks
Hemoglobin A1-C
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Average blood sugar levels

Baseline, 26 weeks
C-reactive protein
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Measure of inflammation

Baseline, 26 weeks
Health resource utilization
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Cost of health resource used

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Arterial stiffness

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Subjective sleep quality

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Actigraph
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Using actigraphy data, quantify sleep quality (e.g., duration, efficiency, fragmentation).

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Actigraph
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Using actigraphy data, quantify physical activity (e.g., intensity and minutes)

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Actigraph
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Using actigraphy data, quantify sedentary behaviour (minutes)

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Fatigue Severity Scale
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Subjective fatigue

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
PHQ-9
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Depression severity

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
GAD-7
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Generalized anxiety disorder

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Menopause Rating Scale
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Menopause symptoms

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
EuroQol-5 Domain-5 Level
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Quality of life

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
International Physical Activity Questionnaire
Lasso di tempo: Every 30 days over 26 weeks

Physical activity

Every 30 days over 26 weeks
DEXA
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Lean mass

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
DEXA
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Body fat

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
DEXA
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index (ASMI); a measure of sarcopenia

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet score
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Diet

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Processing Speed by smartphone
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Processing Speed

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Memory by smartphone
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Memory

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Productivity Questionnaire
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Measure of work productivity

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Neurotrophic Factor

Baseline, 26 weeks
IGF-1
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Neurotrophic Factor

Baseline, 26 weeks
Optional Qualitative Interviews
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

The interviews will involve questions about participants' experiences and impact of perimenopause in their daily lives, their expectations of an exercise intervention, and perceived benefits of group-based exercise training

Baseline, 26 weeks
Optional Measure: Muscle Health
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 26 weeks

Myosteatosis measured by Upright Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging (UO-MRI) of the mid-thigh and lower leg (dominant)

Baseline, 26 weeks
Optional Measure: Cerebral Oxygenation
Lasso di tempo: Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Measured by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Baseline, 13 weeks, 26 weeks

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Collaboratori

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, University of British Columbia

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Effettivo)

30 marzo 2026

Completamento primario (Stimato)

15 dicembre 2026

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

30 gennaio 2027

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

19 novembre 2025

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

26 novembre 2025

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

9 dicembre 2025

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

20 ottobre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

16 ottobre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 ottobre 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • H25-01552

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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