A Multimodal Exercise Program in Musculoskeletal System of the Community Elderly

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Elderly Exercise

Treatments: Other: multimodal exercise program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03668886

2001800707B0

Details and patient eligibility

About

The number of elderly has been increasing in recent decades. Current studies focused on the risk factors of poor physical performance, poor daily activity performance, and even disability in the elderly. We planned to evaluate the physical performance of elderly dwelling in the community and designed a multimodal exercise program which can improve physical performance, prevent disability and promote quality of life.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >= 65 year old

Exclusion criteria

• cognitive impairment and poor understanding for orders
• the elderly has medical problems that the elderly can't perform exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

multimodal exercise program

Experimental group

Description:

Elderly in this group will receive multimodal exercise program. The duration of exercise is 60 minutes and frequency is 2 times/week.

Treatment:

Other: multimodal exercise program

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Elderly in this group will continue to attend community activity as usual. The activity includes active activity is 60 minutes and frequency is 2 times/week.