Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frailty; Exercise

Treatments: Other: Acupunch Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04481438

201900696B0

Details and patient eligibility

About

Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.

Full description

Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The cause of frailty is multifactorial. Regular exercise intervension could improve frailty condition and general functional fitness. The acupunch exercise program was developed based on Jing-Luo theory of tranditional Chinese Medicine. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• frail older adults
• aged 65 and above
• had lived in the long-term care facilities more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• dementia patient
• psychiatric patient
• spinal cord injury patient

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

exercise group will receive acupunch exercise

Treatment:

Other: Acupunch Exercises

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

control group will maintain the regular activities of their original daily lives