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Quick exercise, quick memory boost? new study tests baduanjin and elastic bands for MCI

NCT ID NCT07656480

Symptom relief Sponsor: qiu chen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study will test whether a single 30-minute session of Baduanjin (a gentle qigong exercise) or elastic band exercises can improve visuospatial working memory in 60 elderly people with mild cognitive impairment. Participants will perform one exercise session, and their memory and brain activity will be measured immediately after. The goal is to see if even one bout of exercise can provide a short-term cognitive benefit.

What this could mean

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Active substance
exercise (Baduanjin and elastic band exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward simple, non-drug ways to temporarily boost memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
What could go wrong
This is a very early, small study (60 participants) looking at immediate effects of a single exercise session. It may not show lasting benefits or apply to everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jul 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

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Ages

60 to 74 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Include the elderly population aged between 60 and 74 years old. \- Includes individuals with cognitive impairments. The patients or informants report experiencing memory decline and having certain cognitive dysfunction (MoCA score = 18-25 points). \- Including individuals who have controlled diabetes and/or cardiovascular diseases to a stable state. \- Irregular exercise with the ability to complete a certain amount of physical activities. \- Normal vision and hearing. Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients with moderate to severe cognitive impairment, mental illness or other neurodegenerative diseases (such as Parkinson's dementia, stroke, frontotemporal degeneration, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, etc.). \- Long-term or recent use of psychotropic drugs, drugs that affect physical activity ability, cholinergic inhibitors, etc. \- Regular exercise habit . \- There are serious muscle disorders, or there has been an injury to the lower limbs within the previous six months, making it impossible to stand for a long time or to stand at all. \- Severe cardiovascular disease.

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Conditions

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Cognitive Dysfunction

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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

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