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Brain-Boosting combo shows promise for seniors at risk of dementia
NCT ID NCT07588867
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combined program of health education, cognitive training, and traditional Chinese exercises in 235 older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The goal was to see if this approach could help maintain or improve memory and thinking skills. Participants were aged 60 and older and had chronic health conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes.
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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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235 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 ≥ 60; * Suffering from chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, or osteoarthritis; * Mild cognitive impairment (defined as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 21-26 combined with either an AD8 self-rated cognitive impairment score ≥ 2 or a digit span (backward) test (DST) score \< 4); * Mild physical impairment (defined as an Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score \< 26 and a Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score of 7-10). Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<60; * Unable to move physically; * Already suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yuxi, Gucuo, Su'an, Qianhong village
Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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