Improved cognitive performance following aerobic exercise training in people with traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine cognitive function in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) prior to and after participation in an aerobic exercise training program.

Design

Pre-post intervention study.

Setting

Medical research center.

Participants

Volunteer sample of individuals (N=7) (age, 33.3±7.9y) with chronic nonpenetrating TBI (injury severity: 3=mild, 4=moderate; time since most current injury: 4.0±5.5y) who were ambulatory.

Intervention

Twelve weeks of supervised vigorous aerobic exercise training performed 3 times a week for 30 minutes on a treadmill.

Main outcome measures

Cognitive function was assessed using the Trail Making Test Part A (TMT-A), Trail Making Test Part B (TMT-B), and Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychologic

SUBMITTER: Chin LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4380661 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature