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Video game play (Dance Dance Revolution) as a potential exercise therapy in Huntington’s disease: a controlled clinical trial

Objective: To investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a supervised video game exercise program administered via Dance Dance Revolution in individuals with Huntington’s disease.; Design: A cross-over,...

Chronic endurance exercise training prevents aging-related cognitive decline in healthy older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Objective: To evaluate the effects of endurance exercise training (EET) on the cognitive status of healthy community-dwelling older adults. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving community-dwelling...

Enhancing caregiver health: findings from the resources for enhancing Alzheimer’s caregiver health II intervention

...from baseline to after the intervention. Secondary outcomes were CG burden and bother after the intervention.; Results: After the intervention, CGs reported better self-rated health, sleep quality, physical health, and...

A randomized controlled trial of an activity specific exercise program for individuals with Alzheimer disease in long-term care settings

Objective: To determine whether an activity specific exercise program could improve ability to perform basic mobility activities in long-term care residents with Alzheimer disease (AD).; Design: Randomized, controlled,...

Effect of citalopram on agitation in Alzheimer disease: the CitAD randomized clinical trial

...evaluate the efficacy of citalopram for agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease. Key secondary objectives examined effects of citalopram on function, caregiver distress, safety, cognitive safety, and tolerability.; Design, Setting,...

A randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate a technology platform for the assisted living of people with dementia and their carers

...ability to care for their relative for longer. A computerized platform, ALADDIN, was evaluated in its usefulness to reduce carer burden and distress and to improve their quality of life,...

A pilot cluster-randomized trial of a 20-week Tai Chi program in elders with cognitive impairment and osteoarthritic knee: effects on pain and other health outcomes

...Measures included the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain, physical function and stiffness subscales; the Get Up and Go test; the Sit-to-Stand test; and the Mini-Mental State...

The effect of exercise on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: The EVIDEM-E randomised controlled clinical trial

...to co‐participate in the exercise regimen, and no physical conditions or symptoms that would preclude exercise participation were invited by mental health or primary care services into the study. Results:...

Group therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and their significant others: Results of a waiting-list controlled trial

...distress and general well-being were gauged with the Geriatric Depression Scale and subscales of the RAND-36. Results: Linear mixed model analyses showed that, relative to the controls, acceptance had increased...

An evaluation of the effectiveness of a case-specific approach to challenging behaviour associated with dementia

...distress, as well as medication and service use, were taken pre-intervention and at 2- and 5-month follow-ups.; Results: Psychotropic medication was used with a minority of participants but, overall, antipsychotic...

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