Clinical trialNCT03733041CompletedInterventional

Neuromodulation for Exercise Adherence

SponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentEnrollment72Executive DysfunctionPoor Exercise Adherence

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Summary

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Lack of adherence to an exercise program is a major problem for older Veterans. Several fall prevention programs fail in the home setting due to lack of adherence. Exercise adherence is dependent on brain function among other factors. Magnetic stimulation of the front part of the brain improves brain function necessary for planning and following-through. The investigators propose a three-phase study in 106 sedentary older Veterans. Everyone will be trained on use of the exergames, Nintendo Wii-Fit, that the investigators' team has found beneficial in improving balance and gait. They will be asked to exercise using Wii-Fit at home for 45 minutes daily five days/week for 12-weeks. Those that exercise less than recommended dose and those that exercise adequately but have low executive function will receive either real or sham magnetic stimulation to the front part of their brain over ten sessions paired with exercise training. All subjects will further complete 24-weeks of Wii-Fit home exercises. Adherence, executive function, balance and gait, self-efficacy, delay discounting, and falls will be measured periodically.

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Investigators

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Kalpana P Padala, MD MS
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System , Little Rock, AR
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System , Little Rock, Ar
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

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Start: 1 Apr 2019
Primary completion: 31 Jan 2025
Completion: 31 May 2025
Last update posted: 2 Feb 2026
Registered enrollment: 72
Registry id: NCT03733041

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