Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:41 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:41 AM
NCT ID:
NCT07270094
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults aged 65 years or older.
* Cognitively preserved, defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score equal to or above reference values adjusted for education: illiterate ≥16; 1-11 years of schooling ≥23; more than 11 years ≥28.
* Prior experience of 3-6 months with regular aquatic physical therapy (2 sessions per week) to ensure familiarity and adaptation to the aquatic environment.
* Medically cleared to perform moderate-intensity aquatic exercise, confirmed by:
* Orthopedic Assessment: No severe musculoskeletal conditions preventing safe participation.
* Clinical Risk Classification: Low to moderate risk according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Risk Stratification.
* Functional Capacity: Duke Activity Status Index score ≥7.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Requirement for walking aids, as this interferes with safety and exercise execution.
* Previous diagnosis of progressive and severe neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or dementias, that could compromise response to intervention.
* Clinical conditions preventing safe aquatic exercise, including unstable cardiovascular disease, urinary or fecal incontinence, transmissible infectious or dermatological diseases, severe psychiatric disorders, severe respiratory conditions, or acute musculoskeletal limitations.
* Participation in other physical or cognitive training programs during the intervention period.
* Inability to understand or sign the informed consent form.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT07270094
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07270094