Effect of Modified Poco-Poco Exercise to Aging Biomarkers in Elderly

Universitas Padjadjaran

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Geriatrics Rehabilitation

Treatments: Procedure: Modified poco-poco exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07042464

IKFR.11_2.06.25

Details and patient eligibility

About

Subject with sarcopenia get modified poco-poco exercise program for 12 weeks

Full description

34 participants (>60 years) with sarcopenia were modified poco-poco exercises three times weekly for 12 weeks will assessed sarcopenia staging (determined by assessing skeletal muscle index, muscle strength, physical performance) and levels of global DNA methylation and GDF-15.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age above 60 years old
• Have sarcopenia (based on AWGSOP 2019 criteria)

Exclusion criteria

• Hearing impairment/loss hindering participants to receive verbal instructions
• Vision impairment/loss hindering participants to receive instructions
• Musculoskeletal impairment or severe joint diseases (i.e. deformity in Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis)
• Participants have been involved in other exercise program
• Severe cardiovascular disease diagnosed by Cardiologist.
• Participants will be excluded from the research if they skip 3 sessions of the program consecutively or skip 5 sessions cumulatively

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 1 patient group

Modified poco-poco exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Participants performed modified poco-poco exercises three times weekly for 12 weeks and were assessed, including sarcopenia staging (determined by assessing skeletal muscle index, muscle strength, physical performance) and levels of global DNA methylation and GDF-15

Treatment:

Procedure: Modified poco-poco exercises