The fitness for the Ageing Brain Study II (FABS II): protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of physical activity on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Table 1 Outline of the assessments and timelines of the FABS II.

*Assessment Tool*	Telephone Screen	Baseline (0 weeks)	Post-Intervention (24 weeks)	12 months (52 weeks)
Geriatric Depression Scale - 15 item	X	X	X	X
Cambridge Contextual Reading Test		X
Alzheimer's disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive section		X	X	X
Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination		X	X	X
Clinical Dementia Rating Scale		X	X	X
Quality of Life - AD		X	X	X
Neuropsychiatric Inventory		X	X	X
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living		X	X	X
Activities of Daily Living		X	X	X
Short Form-36 version 2 (SF-36v2)		X	X	X
Zarit Burden Interview		X	X	X
Resting blood pressure		X	X	X
Height, weight, body composition, girths		X	X	X
Step test		X	X	X
Sit-to-stand test		X	X	X
Grip strength		X	X	X
Timed Up and Go test		X	X	X
Two-minute walk		X	X	X
Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire		X	X	X
Stages of Change		X	X	X
Satisfaction with Life		X	X	X
Self-Efficacy Questionnaire		X	X	X
DNA sample collection		X

The × indicates at which point of the trial the respective assessments took place. Follow-up times relate to baseline testing.

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