An interventional study of Exercise and Daylong Movement in Physical Activity, Cognition and Aging, sponsored by Wake Forest University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-17.
Sponsored by Wake Forest University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
The purpose of this study is to characterize the relationships between changes in cognitive functioning across the day and patterns of physical activity in older adults. Those who participate in the program will complete tests of cognition and several surveys at the start. They will then wear an activity monitor and complete four cognitive tests plus surveys per day for one week. After this week concludes, they will continue completing the surveys and cognitive tests, and will engage in one week of structured exercise at a research center and one week where they work to move throughout the day.
9,798 studies on the registry are indexed under Motor Activity; 1,910 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 60 across 8,388 interventional studies indexed under Motor Activity.
Browse Motor Activity studies →Wake Forest University is the lead sponsor of 118 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.
Of its 31 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 27 (87%) have results posted.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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This condition completes the control week followed by structured exercise and then moving throughout the day.
Behavioral: Exercise · Behavioral: Daylong Movement
This condition completes the control week followed by moving throughout the day and then exercise.
Behavioral: Exercise · Behavioral: Daylong Movement
During this week, participants will be encouraged to complete 5 supervised center-based aerobic exercise sessions at a moderate to vigorous intensity.
Participants will work to increase daily steps by approximately 25% while avoiding sustained periods of sitting.
Daily cognitive performance
Average performance on ecological momentary cognitive tasks, completed up to 4 times daily: color trick (inhibition), 2-back (working memory), hand swype (task switching)
Time frame: From start of control week to the end of participation at 3 weeks.
Plan to share: No
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Start is estimated for Aug 2026; primary completion for Apr 2027, 7 months later.
Of 5,147 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Motor Activity, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 36. This study's planned 7 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 5,207 studies reached it within 17 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 36.
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