Official Title: The Effect of an Exergaming Intervention on Physical Activity and Sleep in People With Major Neurocognitive Disorders Living in Long-term Care Facilities a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-10
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: GameDementia
Brief Summary: This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of a 12 weeks exergaming training in people with major neurocognitive disorders MNCD living in long-term care facilities
Detailed Description: Background Major neurocogntivie disorders MNCD are categorised as public health priority by the World Health Organisation To date there are no disease-modifying treatments that can cure MNCD or effectively halt its progression However lifestyle changes that increase physical activity andor reduce vascular risk factors are effective in protecting against brain atrophy and cognitive decline Therefore it has been suggested to focus on non-pharmacological therapies that target people39s lifestyle such as multimodal treatment strategies that encompass multiple domains including physical exercise and cognitive stimulation Exergames which combine exercise with feedback on performance fun relaxation and socialising are promising for older people
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of an exergaming intervention in people with MNCD The main questions it aims to answer are
How does an exergaming intervention effects gait speed cognitive and motor functions as well as depressive symptoms and quality of life in residents of a long-term care facilities How does an exergaming intervention effects physical activity and sleep in residents of a long-term care facilities
For all outcomes descriptive statistics will be computed first Normality distribution of data will be checked using the Shapiro-Wilk test and Q-Q-plots The assumptions of homogeneity of variance and of sphericity will be checked using Levenes test and Mauchlys test respectively In case all assumptions are met a two-way analysis of covariance ANCOVA will be computed for all primary and secondary outcomes with the pre-test as covariate for the predicting group factor and the posttest as outcome variable Therefore the outcome is the differences of the pre- and post-test with the baseline as the influencing variable In case not all assumptions for ANCOVA are met Quade non-parametric tests will be used The level of significance will be set to p 005 two-sided