Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality in Older Adults

Launched by YEA-RU YANG · Jun 10, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying whether a regular walking program can help improve sleep quality in older adults who have trouble sleeping. The researchers also want to see if better sleep can lead to improvements in thinking skills like memory and attention. The goal is to find a simple and practical way to help older adults sleep better and keep their minds sharp as they age.

To take part, individuals need to be between 60 and 80 years old, have no serious memory problems, and currently have poor sleep quality. They should not have been exercising regularly in the past three months and need to be able to follow the walking program safely. People with certain health issues, like serious medical conditions, mental illness, or problems that make walking difficult, would not be eligible. If accepted, participants will be asked to follow a walking exercise routine and have their sleep and thinking abilities checked to see if there are any improvements. This study is not yet open for participants but aims to offer helpful advice for healthy aging in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 60 and 80
• • Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \> 26
• • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score \> 5
• • Not participated in any regular exercise program in the past 3 months
• • Being able to understand and follow the exercise program
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Suffering from any neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
• • Visual problems
• • Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥ 6
• • Vestibular disease or vestibular dysfunction
• • Being unable to walk independently due to neuromuscular or musculoskeletal limitations
• • A history of mental illness
• • Untreated obstructive sleep apnea
• • A history of electroconvulsive therapy or severe head injury leading to prolonged unconsciousness
• • A history of alcoholism or dependence within the past 2 years
• • A history of cancer within the past 5 years
• • Any major systemic diseases, unstable medical conditions (such as insulin-dependent diabetes or uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure \> 170 or diastolic pressure \> 100 mmHg)),
• • Taking medications that affect the central nervous system, balance, coordination, or sleep (such as antidepressants, vestibular sedatives or anxiolytics, sleep aids)