Brain training and exercise combo shows promise for mild memory loss
NCT ID NCT05483790
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a multimodal program combining cognitive training, physical exercise, and healthy lifestyle education in 120 older adults (ages 50-75) with mild cognitive impairment or normal cognition. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or health education alone. The goal was to see if the program could improve memory and thinking, measured by tests and brain scans over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multimodal behavioral intervention (cognitive training, physical exercise, healthy lifestyle education, and computerized interaction training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug program to help older adults maintain or improve memory and thinking skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is complex and may be hard to replicate widely.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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50 to 75 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged ≥50 and ≤75 years, Male or Female 2. The resident elderly or those who have lived in the sampled community for more than 6 months 3. Be able to communicate with investigators and understand the questionnaire questions 4. More than 6 years of education 5. Mild cognitive impairment according to the Peterson criteria 6. Volunteer to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals with neurological diseases 2. Cognitive decline due to other disorders (cerebrovascular disease, central nervous system infections, etc.) 3. Mental Disorders included in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of The American Psychiatric Association 4. Blindness, aphasia, or severe hearing impairment 5. History of myocardial infarction within the previous year, Unstable cardiac, renal, lung, liver or other severe chronic diseases 6. Coincident participation in another intervention trial 7. Using pharmacologic therapeutics for cognitive impairment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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