Effects of Exercise Training on Functional Physical Fitness, Balance and Walking in the Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT04812587

Last Updated: 2021-04-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-01-12
• Study Completion Date: 2019-09-06

Brief Summary

This study aimed to determine whether a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability was designed to improve functional fitness, balance, walking speed in community-dwelling older people.

Detailed Description

1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.

2. The process of the experiment (brief describe)

1. The 30 participants of the experimental group will be recruited from the "community eldercare service" activities, and this group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability. The other 30 community-dwelling older people of the comparison group who have been involved in a other regular exercise style will not receive our exercise intervention. The comparison group only receives 2 times measurement at an interval of 12 weeks.

2. Subjects completed medical histories, exercise histories, and information on lifestyles by questionnaire and physical examination before participation in the study to ensure they were free from exclusion criteria. The baseline measurements will be conducted before the exercise intervention.

3. The experimental group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability which involved two 2-hour sessions per week. The exercise program contained aerobic exercises, activities of balance, coordination exercises, strength training, and walking training.

4. After 12 weeks group exercise, the experimental group will receive the second measurements.

Conditions

Exercise

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Experimental group

The healthy elderly will be were recruited to participate in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities, but at least one or more given assistance in the instrumental IADL assessment (ability to use telephone, shopping, food preparing, housekeeping, laundry, mode of transportation, responsibility for own medications, ability to handle finances). Their age should be ranged between 65 - 81 years.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

exercise intervention program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The experimental group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability which involved two 2-hour sessions once per week.

Comparison group

The healthy elderly will be were recruited to participate in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities, but at least one or more given assistance in the instrumental IADL assessment (ability to use telephone, shopping, food preparing, housekeeping, laundry, mode of transportation, responsibility for own medications, ability to handle finances). Their age should be ranged between 65 - 81 years.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

exercise intervention program

The experimental group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability which involved two 2-hour sessions once per week.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Independent in basic daily living activities
• At least one or more given assistance in the instrumental Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of neurological disease or heart disease
• Assessment do not suitable resistance exercise training, or cannot perform intense activity by doctor

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 81 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Li-Jiun Liaw

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kaohsiung Medical University Department of Physical Therapy Associate Professor

Locations

Li-Jiun Liaw

Kaohsiung City, Sanmin Dist, Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Other Identifiers

KMUHIRB-F(I)-20180002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id