Successful Aging and Age-related Decline
Successful Ageing: Evidence-based Interventions to Delay Ageing-related Decline
Sunway University
400 participants
May 20, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Recent studies have shown promising cognitive and physical interventions aimed at slowing down ageing-related declines in quality of life, but they lack strong ecological validity (brief durations, unrealistic goals, no real-world application) and has yet to show robust evidence that such interventions are stable and suitable in the long-term. The investigators aim to examine whether these interventions can, over four years, significantly slow down the normal rate of ageing-related decline.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Malaysian older adults aged 60 and above who fulfil the following criteria will be recruited:
- Healthy and this includes those seeking regular medical attention,
- Have some form of mobility (ability to walk short distances at least 3m),
- Able to communicate in at least one of the following languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil.
Exclusion Criteria8
- Older adults with a history of stroke,
- Diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's) or psychiatric disorders,
- Uncorrected auditory and/or visual impairments,
- Currently on psychiatric medications,
- Immobile,
- Require full-time caregiver assistance,
- With comprehension impediments from the assessment portion of this project,
- A Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of \<13.
Interventions
The cognitive stimulation will comprise of psychoeducation, videogaming, book club and technology training workshop sessions. Participants will take part in weekly sessions that are an hour long each. For every six months, the participants will alternate between psychoeducation, videogaming, book club and technology training workshop sessions.
The physical activity intervention will comprise of walking, Zumba, resistance exercise and aerobics sessions. Participants will take part in weekly sessions that are an hour long each. For every six months, the participants will alternate between walking, Zumba, resistance exercise and aerobics sessions until the end of intervention period.
Locations(1)
View Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov
For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.
NCT06376656