Effect of home-based and remotely supervised combined exercise and cognitive intervention on older adults with mild cognitive impairment (COGITO): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate phase between normal cognitive ageing and dementia and poses a serious threat to public health worldwide; however, it might be reversible, representing the best opportunity for secondary prevention against serious cognitive impairment. As a non-pharmacological intervention for those patients, interventions that combine physical exercise and cognitive training, whether delivered simultaneously or sequentially, may have superior effects on various cognitive domains, including global cognition, memory, executive function and attention. The supportive evidence remains incomplete. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a combined exercise and cognitive intervention in Chinese older adults with mild cognitive impairm

SUBMITTER: Hong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308906 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature