Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition
Eligible age
65+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
2 states
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of beat-accented music stimulation (BMS) for behavioral changes of physical activity (PA) in older adults with subjective memory complaints. Specific Aims are to determine (1) whether BMS beneficially influences PA behaviors and psychological responses to PA in older adults for 6 months, and (2) whether exercising with BMS differently influences physical and cognitive functioning as well as quality of life in older adults. To test the effects of BMS on PA, participants will be randomly assigned to an exercise intervention that either includes BMS or does not include BMS. Participants will attend a supervised group strength training (ST) (30 minutes per day) and aerobic exercise (AE) (30-50 minutes per day) session for 3 days per week for the first 2 months, 1 day per week for the next 2 months (while encouraging participants to independently perform both AE and ST on other days), and independently for the final 2 months (always with a goal of performing \>150minutes per week AE and 3 days per week of ST for 30 minutes per day).
Sponsor: Emory University
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Adults at least 65 years old.
- ✓ Ambulatory/capable of walking without pain or the use of assisted walking devices.
- ✓ Able to speak and read English.
- ✓ Healthy enough to exercise at moderate intensity with or without medical clearance by a primary care physician.
- ✓ Living in the community for the duration of the study.
- ✓ Having a reliable means of transportation.
- ✓ Having a safe place at home or a residential area (at least 6 feet by 6 feet of open space) for unsupervised exercise training.
- ✓ Being low-active (\< 60 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and no strength training for the last 3 months).
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Concurrent diagnosis of neurological disorder (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.).
- ✕ Known exercise contraindications (uncontrolled hypertension, joint problems, diabetes, metabolic conditions etc.).
- ✕ Current cancer treatment.
- ✕ Stroke or neural impairment in the past 6 months.
- ✕ Hip/knee/spinal fracture or surgery in the past 6 months.
- ✕ Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes.
- ✕ Currently participating in any other physical activity or fitness-related research study.
- ✕ Use of medication for cognitive impairment.
Where it's recruiting
Atlanta
Greensboro
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06496425 · last updated 2026-04-30