Effects of Ping-Shuai-Gong and Arm-Swing-Exercise

Inactivity, Physical Clinical Trial

Official title:

Training Effects on Ping-Shuai-Gong and Arm-Swing-Exercise

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05343897
• Other study ID #: 109-490
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 26, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 3, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Ping Shuai Gong (PSG) and Arm Swing Exercise (ASE) are two similar exercise with different arm-swinging strategies. This study is plan to explore the relationship between characteristics of arm-swinging movement and skin blood flow during exercise.

Description:

With the development of an aging society, the health and social systems of the elderly population have become issues that cannot be ignored. Due to the features of low difficulty and small space requirements, Ping Shuai Gong (PSG) and Arm Swing Exercise (ASE) become very popular within the older population. These physical activities have been proved to show advancement in cardiovascular and physical functions. Hence, this study is design to explores the health effects of two different arm-swinging strategies, and to explore the relationship between characteristics of arm-swinging movement and skin blood flow during exercise.

40 elderly people over 60 years old who have no regular exercise habits were divided into PSG group and ASE group, and each group was given two months of exercise training (at least 24 times of exercise, 30 minutes totally within one day). PSG group was asked to perform PSG exercises (actions were synchronized with the hands raised to shoulder height and then swinging down and back, with two squatting movements at the fifth time). ASE group was asked to perform ASE exercises (actions were to raise both hands synchronously to a 30-degree bend and then 60-degree shoulder extension, and to control the stability of the upper body when swinging arms).

Evaluation procedures of the pretraining evaluation and post-training evaluation are exactly the same.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: July 3, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 3, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

age over 60 able to stand unassisted for at least 30 minutes able to understand and follow the instructions no good exercise habits (frequency > 3 times / wk.), intensity (rated perceived exertion > 12/20), time > 30 min.) for at least 3 months able to attend the experiment for 2 months

Exclusion Criteria:

uncontrolled cardiovascular disease severe arrhythmia peripheral artery disease respiratory system diseasehemodialysis patients unresolved upper or lower extremity injury

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Degeneration
• Effects of; Movement

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Low intensity exercise - Ping-Shuai Gong (PSG)
Participants were asked to conduct and record 30 minutes of PSG in one day lasting for 2-month, and at least 3 days a week. A record sheet were sent to the participants in the first time, and the contact information of examiner were given as well. The examiner will check the completion of exercise execution via phone every two to three days and visit participants to confirm the correctness of movement at least one time during the 2-month intervention period.
• Low intensity exercise - Arm-Swing Exercise (ASE)
Participants were asked to conduct and record 30 minutes of ASE in one day lasting for 2-month, and at least 3 days a week. A record sheet were sent to the participants in the first time, and the contact information of examiner were given as well. The examiner will check the completion of exercise execution via phone every two to three days and visit participants to confirm the correctness of movement at least one time during the 2-month intervention period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Cheng Kung University	Tainan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	cardiovascular system	Heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV) to assess cardiac autonomic regulation.	2 months
Primary	cardiovascular system	blood pressue	2 months
Primary	cardiovascular system	Static photoplethysmography (PPG) signals were applied to measure low frequency oscillations of microvascular system, calculated as coefficient of variation (CV) of specific pulsation oscillation frequency, to assess vessel conditions for dynamic adaption in hemodynamics and biological signals. In each frequency interval, cardiac activity intensity is represented in 0.6 to 2 Hz oscillation and respiratory activity is from 0.145 to 0.6 Hz, myogenic activity is from 0.052 to 0.145 Hz, neurogenic activity is from 0.021 to 0.052 Hz, and NO-dependent endothelial activity is microvessel oscillation from 0.0095 to 0.021 Hz.	2 months
Secondary	cerebrovascular system	Changes in oxygenated (HbO) and deoxygenated (Hb) hemoglobin concentrations measured from NIRs to assess brain activation in motor-related cortex.	2 months
Secondary	balance ability	Ground reaction force, rate of force development (RFD)/body weight , and total time in five-time sit to stand test (5XSST) measured from forceplates to assess strength.	2 months
Secondary	balance ability	Center of pressure of five-time sit to stand test (5XSST) measured from forceplates to assess dynamic stability.	2 months

External Links

•   Ping Shuai Gong video