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Trial reportAging clinical and experimental research2019

Effects of interval walking training compared to normal walking training on cognitive function and arterial function in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Takanobu Okamoto, Yuto Hashimoto, Ryota Kobayashi

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Takanobu OkamotoDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1, Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8508, Japan. tokamoto@nittai.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-2455
Yuto HashimotoDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1, Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8508, Japan.
Ryota KobayashiCenter for Fundamental Education, Teikyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study investigated whether interval walking training (IWT) improves cognitive function and arterial function in older adults.

methodsA total of 68 older adults registered in clinical trials (mean age ± standard deviation, 70 ± 4 years) were randomly assigned to two groups: one group performed IWT (n = 34), and the other performed normal walking training (NWT, n = 34). Participants in the IWT group performed five or more sets of low-intensity walking (duration: 3 min per set; peak aerobic capacity for walking: 40%) followed by high-intensity walking (duration: 3 min per set; peak aerobic capacity for walking: > 70%). The NWT group walked at approximately 50% of the peak aerobic capacity for walking. The IWT and NWT were performed for 20 weeks. Trail making test-A and B and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) were measured in both groups at baseline and again at the end of the 20-week study period.

resultsCompared to baseline, time for trail making test-A (IWT group: P = 0.00004, NWT group: P = 0.000006) and B (IWT group: P = 0.03, NWT group: P = 0.003) as well as cfPWV (IWT group: P = 0.000002, NWT group: P = 0.03) decreased significantly after the 20-week study period in both groups. However, cfPWV in the IWT group decreased significantly more than that in the NWT group (P = 0.03).

conclusionThese results suggested that although both IWT and NWT were similarly effective at improving cognitive function, IWT reduced central arterial stiffness more than NWT.

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CognitionWalkingAgedExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMalePhysical Conditioning, HumanPulse Wave AnalysisVascular StiffnessAtherosclerosisDementiaExercise interventionPulse wave velocityTrail making test

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PMID30565191

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