Activities for Cognitive Enhancement of Seniors
Trial ID or NCT#
NCT01094509
Status
NOT RECRUITING
Purpose
Cognitive aging and cognitive decline are important public health concerns in an aging US population. The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trail among healthy older adults to assess effects of several innovative activities on remediation of age-related cognitive decline.
Official Title
Tai Chi and Guided Autobiography for Remediation of Age-related Cognitive Decline
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 70 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
- * 70 years of age or older.* No other household member already enrolled.* In reasonably good health: no serious cognitive problem; free of any condition that would limit your ability to participate in Tai Chi classes (a moderate intensity exercise), in Qigong exercises, in a writing program, or in a seminar series.* Not presently engaged in a regular exercise program; not presently engaged in Tai Chi Qigong or another form of Eastern exercise; and not a regular writer.* Not now engaged in ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ to enhance cognitive skills.* Willing to travel to Stanford for ACE-Seniors program classes. Planning to be in the area during most of the coming year;* Willing to be assigned randomly (by chance) to one of the ACE-Senior activities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Failure to meet inclusion criteria.
Investigator(s)
Victor W. Henderson, MD, MS
Memory disorders specialist
Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
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Contact
Leonor Urbain, MS
650-721-3308
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