Can Brain-and-Body drills slow memory decline?
NCT ID NCT07775079
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial asks whether combining mental and physical exercises can improve thinking, balance, and mobility in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Participants are randomly assigned to either integrated training (doing mental and physical tasks at the same time), sequential training (doing them separately), or standard care. Over eight weeks, researchers will measure changes in memory, attention, balance, and daily function to see which approach helps most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dual-task training (integrated or sequential) combining motor and cognitive exercises
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a non-drug way to slow cognitive decline and improve mobility and balance in older adults at risk of dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and results may not apply to everyone. Benefits may be modest, and training requires consistent participation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 to 85 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 55 years * MoCA: 10-25 * MMSE: 10-23 * Diagnosed cognitive impairment * Able to participate in training Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive impairment * Severe physical sensory limitations * Unstable medical conditions * Participation in other trials
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PIMS Hospital Islamabad
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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