Brain games plus walking: a new hope for dementia patients?
NCT ID NCT07625241
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining mental exercises (cognitive stimulation therapy) with physical activities (motor stimulation) can improve thinking and mobility in people with mild-to-moderate dementia. About 421 participants aged 65 and older will attend 14 sessions over 7 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in memory, walking speed, and daily function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Motor Stimulation Treatment (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to slow mental and physical decline in people with dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study without a control group, so results may not prove the treatment works. Benefits may be small or not last long.
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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 421 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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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 ≥ 65 years; * having been assessed by a Center for Dementia and Cognitive Disorders (CCDD) who diagnosed dementia with any etiology of mild to moderate severity; * being able to perform a Timed Up and Go test (TUG) regardless of the time taken, i.e. being able to walk independently or with assistance, but without the need for human help during the test; * having no hearing or visual impairments of a degree that would preclude participation in the interventions. Exclusion Criteria: * presence of specific behavioural disorders (delusions, hallucinations, agitation, anxiety, euphoria, disinhibition, irritability, wandering) of a degree that prevents participation in the interventions; * diseases that contraindicate physical activity (e.g. severe heart failure).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia "ASL 3 GENOVESE"
RECRUITINGGenova, Genova, 16132, Italy
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