Preserving cognition, quality of life, physical health and functional ability in alzheimer's disease: The effect of physical exercise (ADEX Trial): Rationale and design

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 198-207

  Hoffmann, Kristine ^a   Frederiksen, Kristian S ^a   Sobol, Nanna Aue ^b   Beyer, Nina ^b   Vogel, Asmus ^a   Simonsen, Anja Hviid ^a   Johannsen, Peter ^a   Lolk, Annette ^c   Terkelsen, Ole ^d   Cotman, Carl W ^e   Hasselbalch, Steen G ^a   Waldemar, Gunhild ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Department of Clinical Quality Capital Region of Denmark ^*  (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Clinical trial design; Cognition; Exercise; Health related quality of life; Intervention; Neuroimaging; Physical function; Amyloid

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROOP TEST; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84885514305     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354632     Document Type: Article

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