Group Recreation to Enhance Function Aging
Investigators will develop and deliver a community-based recreation program, delivering group artmaking and group SMARTfit dual-task exergaming to community-dwelling older adults. The program will be delivered through the Buffalo-Niagara YMCA. Outcomes of interest are change in cognitive function and change in physical
| Condition(s) | Physical Functioning, Cognitive Functioning |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | Investigators will develop and deliver a community-based recreation program, delivering group artmaking and group SMARTfit dual-task exergaming to community-dwelling older adults. The program will be delivered through the Buffalo-Niagara YMCA. Outcomes of interest are change in cognitive function and change in physical functioning, inresponse to 24 weeks of weekly training. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria * \> = 60 years of age * have no more than MCI (MoCA score ≥ 24 points) * have no contraindications to exercise, guided by the American College of Sports Medicine * fluent in English Exclusion Criteria * have a condition that would prevent safe participation in the exercise, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Older Adults (PAR-OA); * have severe neurological disease * have severe psychiatric illness * have a likelihood of withdrawing from the study due to severe illness or a life expectancy of \< 6 mo * have experienced a lower or upper limb amputation * have greater than mild cognitive impairment (MoCA score \< 24 points). |
| Ages | 60 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Locations | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Start date | 2025-09-15 |
| NCT ID | NCT07050589 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07050589 |