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Effects of Park Golf on Working Memory and Prefrontal Cortex Activation in Older Adults

11 september 2026 uppdaterad av: Gwangju Health University

Does Park Golf Affect Working Memory?: An fNIRS-Based Randomized Controlled Trial in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

This study investigates whether a park golf program can improve working memory and prefrontal cortex activity in community-dwelling older adults. A total of 36 older adults (aged 65-85) were randomly assigned to either a park golf group or a health education group. The park golf group participated in a supervised park golf program (2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, 60 minutes per session), while the health education group attended lectures on healthy aging topics such as nutrition and fall prevention on the same schedule. Before and after the intervention, participants completed cognitive and physical assessments, including the Korean Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K), the Timed Up and Go test, and a spatial working memory task (N-back) performed while brain activity in the prefrontal cortex was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a non-invasive, radiation-free imaging method. The findings may help establish evidence for community-based physical activity programs, such as park golf, as a strategy to support cognitive health in older adults.

Studieöversikt

Status

Aktiv, inte rekryterande

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

36

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

  • Sydkorea
    • Gwangju
      • Gwangju, Gwangju, Sydkorea, 61161
        • Gwangju Health University, Buk-gu Campus, Smart Care Village

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Community-dwelling older adults aged 65 to 85 years, living independently (excluding those residing in nursing facilities or hospitalized)
  • Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K) score of 23 or higher (normal cognitive function range)
  • Able to walk independently and possess the basic functional capacity required to participate in park golf
  • No experience with park golf, or no regular participation in park golf within the past 6 months
  • Voluntary written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of severe neurological disease (e.g., Parkinson's disease, stroke, dementia) or psychiatric disease (e.g., major depressive disorder, schizophrenia)
  • Scalp disease, skull abnormality, or history of craniotomy that could affect fNIRS measurement
  • Currently taking medications affecting cognitive function (e.g., anticholinergics, antipsychotics)
  • Regular participation in high-intensity exercise programs 3 or more times per week
  • Physician-prescribed restriction on physical activity
  • Severe visual or auditory impairment that would make assessment difficult, even with correction
  • Left-handedness (excluded to control for hemispheric dominance in fNIRS measurement)

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Förebyggande
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Park Golf Group (PGG)
Participants attended supervised park golf sessions twice weekly for 4 weeks (8 sessions total, 60 minutes per session), including warm-up (10 min), park golf skills training and practice (40 min), and cool-down (10 min), held at a community park.
Beteende: Park Golf Program
A structured, supervised park golf program consisting of 8 sessions over 4 weeks (2 sessions/week, 60 minutes/session). Each session included a 10-minute warm-up, 40 minutes of park golf technique instruction and practice, and a 10-minute cool-down, conducted at an outdoor community park under the supervision of trained instructors.
Aktiv komparator: Health Education Group (HEG)
Participants attended health education lectures on senior health management, nutrition, fall prevention, and chronic disease management, twice weekly for 4 weeks (8 sessions total, 60 minutes per session).
Beteende: Health Education Program
A structured health education program consisting of 8 sessions over 4 weeks (2 sessions per week, 60 minutes per session), covering topics such as senior health management, nutrition, fall prevention, and chronic disease management, conducted at a community facility.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in Prefrontal Cortex Activation (Beta-value of HbO Concentration)
Tidsram: Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Change in oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) concentration in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), measured as a beta-value derived from general linear model (GLM) analysis during the spatial N-back task, using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Working Memory Performance (Spatial N-back Task)
Tidsram: Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Reaction time and accuracy on the 2-back condition of a spatial N-back task, assessing spatial working memory. Task administered using E-Prime 3.0 software with 1-back and 2-back conditions presented in alternating blocks.
Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Dynamic Balance (Timed Up and Go Test)
Tidsram: Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Time (in seconds) taken to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn around, and return to sitting, assessing dynamic balance and functional mobility.
Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Performance (TUG with Naming Animals)
Tidsram: Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Performance on the TUG test while simultaneously naming as many animals as possible, assessing integrated cognitive-motor function. Measures include dual-task time, dual-task cost, number of animals named, and animals named per 10 seconds.
Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Global Cognitive Function (Korean Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
Tidsram: Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)
Overall cognitive function assessed using MoCA-K, covering visuospatial/executive function, naming, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation. Total score range 0-30.
Change from baseline to 4 weeks (post-intervention)

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Sponsor

Gwangju Health University

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Eun-Sang Lee, PhD, Gwangju Health University

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

10 september 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

15 oktober 2026

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

15 oktober 2026

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

2 september 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

2 september 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

8 september 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

14 september 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

11 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 september 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • P01-202607-01-010

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

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NEJ

IPD-planbeskrivning

Data will not be shared beyond this study, in accordance with the informed consent obtained from participants, which specified that collected data would be used solely for this study without secondary use or third-party disclosure.

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