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

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04812587
• Other study ID #: KMUHIRB-F(I)-20180002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 12, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 6, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 6, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 6, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 81 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Li-Jiun Liaw	Kaohsiung City	Sanmin Dist

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in performance of Physical fitness at 12-week	Senior Fitness test (30-second Chair Stand, 30-second Arm Curl, 2-minute Step, Chair Sit and Reach and 8 Foot Up-and-Go)	The assessments will be conducted before, immediately after intervention for the experimental group; two times of these assessments to be at an interval of 12 weeks are conducted for the comparison group
Primary	Changes in Balance and walking ability at 12-week	One leg standing, Five-repetition sit-to-stand test, Timed up-and-go test and Walking speed test	The assessments will be conducted before, immediately after intervention for the experimental group; two times of these assessments to be at an interval of 12 weeks are conducted for the comparison group