Outcome of Exercise With a Towel in Elderly With Sarcopenia

NCT ID: NCT03258827

Last Updated: 2018-07-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 53 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2018-06-30

Brief Summary

As the proportion of older adults increases, elderly-related issues attract more attention. Sarcopenia is one of the popular elderly-related issues. Sarcopenia may induce decreased muscle strength, poor physical activity, even disability and increase rate of hospitalization and mortality. Therefore, we want to figure out the management for decreasing prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults. This trial is planned to perform during 2017/08/01~2017/12/31. We plan to enroll 60 elderlies who are sarcopenia. These patient will be divided into 2 group randomize. Experimental group will be received a set of exercise, composed by warm-up, strengthening training with a towel, cold-down, 60 minutes per time, 3 times per week. Control group will be suggested home-based walking activity. We will evaluate the patient's functional performance three times, before training, after training, post-training for three months, respectively. These results will be analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA.

Detailed Description

As the proportion of older adults increases, elderly-related issues attract more attention. Sarcopenia is one of the popular elderly-related issues. Skeletal muscle is an important component for sustaining physical activity and storing protein. Protein of skeletal muscle is used as energy substrates in cases of starvation or under stress. As being aging, physical condition degenerates gradually. Older adults usually have multiple chronic diseases. Lesser physical function results in less physical activity. As a result, more muscle mass would be lost. In previous study, after the age of 50 year-old, muscle mass decreases 1-2% per year. The velocity of muscle mass decline increases after the age of 60 year-old. Sarcopenia may induce decreased muscle strength, poor physical activity, even disability and increase rate of hospitalization and mortality. Therefore, we want to figure out the management for decreasing prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults.

Exercise is an important method for preventing sarcopenia. In this study, we intend to design a set of exercise which is easily performed for older adults and also has preventing muscle mass loss effect. Towel is an important tool for exercise.

Duration to execute is during 2017/08/01~2017/12/31. We randomize these 60 older adults into 2 groups (experimental group and control group) and there are 30 older adults in each group. Those older adults are age above 65 year-old, have lower grip strength and slower walking speed. One assistant who doesn't know which group these older adults belonged to would record their basic information and is responsible for the evaluation. We will evaluate the older adults' functional performance three times, before training, after training, post-training for three months, respectively.

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Exercise with a towel

There are 30 old adults in this group who receives exercise program with a towel.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise with a towel

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Exercise program composes with warm-up, strengthening exercise, cold-down, 60 minutes/time, 3 times/week. A towel is an important tool for exercise. Total duration of the program is 3 months.

Home-based exercise

There are 30 old adults in this group who is suggested a home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Home-based exercise

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/times. The total duration is 3 months.

Interventions

Exercise with a towel

Exercise program composes with warm-up, strengthening exercise, cold-down, 60 minutes/time, 3 times/week. A towel is an important tool for exercise. Total duration of the program is 3 months.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Home-based exercise

Home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/times. The total duration is 3 months.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Home-based exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. age above 65 y/o

2. low muscle mass (male<7.0 kg/m2, female<5.4kg/m2, tested by Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry)

3. with or without low grip strength (male< 26 kg, female <18 kg)

4. with or without low walk speed (≤ 0.8 m/s).

Exclusion Criteria

1. cognitive impairment or can't follow order appropriately

2. elderlies with medical problems that they can't perform the exercise program

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Shui Tseng

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Chang Gung Medical Foundation Institutional Review Board

Locations

Wujia Senior Citizens activity Center of Kaohsiung City Government

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

201700238B0

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id