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May 8, 2026European Review of Aging and Physical ActivityOpen Access

Home-based physical exercice with additional cognitive training for improving mobility in older adults: a secondary analysis of the COVEPIC randomized controlled trial

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EDEmma Gabrielle DupuyInsermCBCaroll-Ann BlanchetteMontreal Heart InstituteFBFlorent BesnierMontreal Heart Institute

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Overview

Randomized trial shows enhancements in gait speed and balance in older adults, implying benefits of combined interventions.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the impact of cognitive training alongside home-based physical exercise on mobility measures in older adults.
  • Randomly assigned 127 community-dwelling adults aged 50–87 to exercise alone or with cognitive training for six months.
  • Measured gait speed and balance using various tests across baseline and follow-up at 3 and 6 months.
  • Analyzed data using adjusted mixed linear models to assess group differences and time effects.
  • No significant difference in usual gait speed between groups.
  • The combined training group improved in fast gait speed (+0.07 m/s; F(1,199)=6.24, p=0.013) and balance (+3.83 s; F(1,202)=6.05, p=0.015).
  • No significant changes were observed in group × time interactions at 3 and 6 months.

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Dupuy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7fb8bfa21ec5bbf08386https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-026-00415-z
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