Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program for Sarcopenia Older Adults

Activities of Daily Living Clinical Trial

— VA  

Official title:

Effects of the Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program on the ADL and Functional Fitness of Sarcopenia Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04504786
• Other study ID #: KMUHIRB-F(II)-20190045(1)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 7, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 6, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2021
• Source: Kaohsiung Medical University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project was aimed to test the effects of a six-month VA program on the activities of daily living (ADL) and functional fitness of institutional older adults with sarcopenia.

Description:

A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effects of a six-month VA program on ADL and functional fitness (lung capacity, body flexibility, range of the joint's motion, and muscle endurance) of institutional older adults with sarcopenia. Using convenience sampling, 12 long-term care facilities with 114 older adults were recruited, and then cluster-randomized by the facility to a VA experimental or a control group. The experimental group received the VA program led by certified instructors 3 times per week and 40 minutes per session for six months; the control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 114
• Est. completion date: March 6, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 6, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age = 65 years old
• have been living in the facility for at least three months
• intact cognitive function with the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) score = 8
• hand-grip strength < 28 kg for men and < 18 kg for women
• calf circumference < 34 cm for men and < 33 cm for women

Exclusion Criteria:

• have spinal cord injury
• have severe cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases
• have musculoskeletal diseases

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Activities of Daily Living
• Functional Fitness
• Sarcopenia

Intervention

Other:
• Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program
The VA had three phases and took 40 minutes to complete.
• Control
Participants maintained their daily activities.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Kaohsiung Medical University	Kaohsiung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kaohsiung Medical University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Lung capacity	measured by the TruZoneTM Peak Flow Meter	6 months
Primary	Upper body flexibility	measured by the Back Scratch Test	6 months
Primary	Lower body flexibility	measured by the Chair Sit-and-Reach Test	6 months
Primary	Range of joint motion	measured by the goniometry	6 months
Primary	Arm muscle endurance	measured by the Arm Curl Test	6 months
Primary	Leg muscle endurance	measured by the Chair-to-Stand Test	6 months
Secondary	Activities of daily living (ADL)	measured by the Barthel Index. The score of "0-20" means totally dependent; "21-60" means heavily dependent; "61-90" means moderately dependent; "91-99" means mildly dependent; "100" indicates total independence in the ADL of a person.	6 months