Effects of a Multi-intervention Programme for the Elderly

Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sarcopenic Obesity; Dementia; Sarcopenia

Treatments: Other: usual care; Behavioral: muscle strength training; Dietary Supplement: protein supplementation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05720416

202300020A3

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. To develop a multiactivity training programme. 2. To explore the effect of this programme on sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease. 3. To compare the effects of the experimental and control treatments on the muscle strength, body composition, physical function performance and quality of life of the elderly.

Enrollment: 207 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(1) over 60 years old, (2) able to Communicate and follow instructions; (3) Stable condition with sufficient physical strength: able to maintain a seated position in a wheelchair or on the edge of a bed for at least one hour. (4) sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease.

Exclusion criteria

(1) difficulty in standing or walking and obvious musculoskeletal disease, (2) unsuitable for diagnosis by a physician those engaged in sports activities, (3) serious diseases/unstable states, such as severe heart, lung, liver and kidney diseases, severe malignant tumors, severe nutrition poor, severe dementia, (4) more than 180 minutes of exercise per week in the past month, (5) no willingness to participate.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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207 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

muscle strength training and protein supplementation

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: protein supplementation

Behavioral: muscle strength training

usual care

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: usual care

muscle strength training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: muscle strength training