Clinical trial NCT07027176: Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality in Older Adults
Official title: Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality, Memory, and Attention in Older Adults With Poor Sleep Quality
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sleep Quality
Cognitive Function
Keywords: sleep quality
physical activity
memory
attention
Lead sponsor: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-18
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study aims to explore whether increasing physical activity can improve sleep quality in older adults, particularly those with poor sleep, and whether such improvements positively influence cognitive functions such as memory and attention. The goal is to provide a practical intervention strategy to enhance both sleep quality and cognitive function, contributing to healthy aging.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age between 60 and 80
* Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \> 26
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score \> 5
* Not participated in any regular exercise program in the past 3 months
* Being able to understand and follow the exercise program

Exclusion Criteria:

* Suffering from any neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
* Visual problems
* Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥ 6
* Vestibular disease or vestibular dysfunction
* Being unable to walk independently due to neuromuscular or musculoskeletal limitations
* A history of mental illness
* Untreated obstructive sleep apnea
* A history of electroconvulsive therapy or severe head injury leading to prolonged unconsciousness
* A history of alcoholism or dependence within the past 2 years
* A history of cancer within the past 5 years
* Any major systemic diseases, unstable medical conditions (such as insulin-dependent diabetes or uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure \> 170 or diastolic pressure \> 100 mmHg)),
* Taking medications that affect the central nervous system, balance, coordination, or sleep (such as antidepressants, vestibular sedatives or anxiolytics, sleep aids)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Digital Span Test
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Chinese version Verbal Learning Test
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Chinese Version Trail Making Test
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Chinese version of Stroop Color and Word test
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Montreal Cognitive Assessment
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Six-Minute Walk Test
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
measure: Heart rate variability
timeFrame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology
Study officials:
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