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Trial reportHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2014

A randomized trial to measure the impact of a community-based cognitive training intervention on balance and gait in cognitively intact Black older adults.

Renae L Smith-Ray, Beth Makowski-Woidan, Susan L Hughes

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06047769 (Effects of Board Games on Balance in Association With Cognition in Community-Dwelling Elderly.), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06047769 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Board Games on Balance in Association With Cognition in Community-Dwelling Elderly.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled64ConditionsGeriatric PopulationArmsBoard Games
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Cognitive-Based Interventions to Improve Mobility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2018
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  15. Does Cognitive Training Reduce Falls across Ten Years?: Data from the ACTIVE Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  16. The Effects of Useful Field of View Training on Brain Activity and Connectivity.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Renae L Smith-RayUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA rsmith27@uic.edu.
Beth Makowski-WoidanNorthwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Susan L HughesUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
University of Illinois Chicago · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

Pilot CoreP30AG022849 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI DAVID X MARQUEZ · 2003 to 2026
$14.7M
NCHM CDC HHS U38 HM000454NCHM CDC HHS U38HM000454NIA NIH HHS P30 AG022849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFall prevention is important for maintaining mobility and independence into old age. Approaches for reducing falls include exercise, tai chi, and home modifications; however, causes of falling are multifactorial and include not just physical but cognitive factors. Cognitive decline occurs with age, but older adults with the greatest declines in executive function experience more falls. The purpose of this study was twofold: to demonstrate the feasibility of a community-based cognitive training program for cognitively intact Black older adults and to analyze its impact on gait and balance in this population.

methodThis pilot study used a pretest/posttest randomized trial design with assignment to an intervention or control group. Participants assigned to the intervention completed a computer-based cognitive training class that met 2 days a week for 60 min over 10 weeks. Classes were held at senior/community centers. Primary outcomes included balance as measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 10-meter gait speed, and 10-meter gait speed under visuospatial dual-task condition. All measures were assessed at baseline and immediately post-intervention.

resultsParticipants were community-dwelling Black adults with a mean age of 72.5 and history of falls (N = 45). Compared to controls, intervention participants experienced statistically significant improvements in BBS and gait speed. Mean performance on distracted gait speed also improved more for intervention participants compared to controls.

conclusionFindings from this pilot randomized trial demonstrate the feasibility of a community-based cognitive training intervention. They provide initial evidence that cognitive training may be an efficacious approach toward improving balance and gait in older adults known to have a history of falls.

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Health ServicesGaitPostural BalanceAccidental FallsAgedAnalysis of VarianceBlack or African AmericanHealth PromotionHealth Services for the AgedHumansUnited Statesaging and healthcommunity healthcomputer-mediated health promotionhealth behavior new media and social media interventions

Identifiers

PMID25274713
PMCPMC4326003
OpenAlexW2142328020

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