Community Recreation to Enhance Function in Aging

NCT07104435 — Not applicable, Active not recruiting, 80 participants, State University of New York at Buffalo

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A Community-Based Recreation Program to Improve Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults

Registry	NCT07104435
Status	Active not recruiting
Phase	Not applicable
Study type	Interventional; randomized, parallel, masking: single, other
Enrollment	80 (Estimated)
Sponsor	State University of New York at Buffalo (Other)
Conditions	Physical Functional Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
Interventions	Artmaking and exergaming (Other)
Dates	start 2025-09-12, primary completion 2027-07-01 (estimated), completion 2027-07-15 (estimated), first posted 2025-08-05, last updated 2026-06-02
Locations	1 site in United States

-Summary

This aim of this study is to examine the therapeutic impacts of a group-based recreational program that delivers guided visual artmaking and dual-task exergaming, to older adults. Outcomes of interest include cognitive function (attention, task-switching, interference inhibition), physical function (balance, walking, lower-limb strength), and dual-task performance. Key implementation outcomes including intervention fidelity, feasibility, and acceptability will be explored to inform design of future community-based intervention programs.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Control	No intervention		No artmaking, no exergaming
Artmaking and Exergaming	Experimental	Other: Artmaking and exergaming	Weekly group-based visual artmaking and dual-task exergaming

Artmaking and exergaming (Other): Weekly visual artmaking and exergaming

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Change in performance on the Stroop Color-Word Test [From enrollment to study end at 24 weeks]: Change in score on the Stroop Color-Word Test
Performance on the Trail Making Test [From baseline to study end at 24 weeks]: Change in score on the Trail Making Test

Secondary outcomes

Performance on Four Stage Balance Test [From baseline to study end at 24 weeks]: Change in score on the Four Stage Balance Test
Performance on the Six-Minute Walk Test [From baseline to study end at 24 weeks]: Change in score on the Six-Minute Walk Test
Dual-Task Ability [From baseline to study end at 24 weeks]: Change in scores on the Timed Up and Go Test: Dual Task

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 60 Years to any, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

* Have no more than MCI (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥ 24 points)
* Have no contraindications to exercise guided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
* Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have a condition that would prevent safe participation in the exercise, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Older Adults
* Have severe neurological disease.
* Have severe psychiatric illness.
* Have a likelihood of withdrawing from the study due to severe illness or a life expectancy of < 6 mo.
* Having a lower or upper limb amputation

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	United States