Effects of Exercise Training on Functional Physical Fitness, Balance and Walking in the Community-dwelling Older Adults

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise intervention program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04812587

KMUHIRB-F(I)-20180002

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to determine whether a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability was designed to improve functional fitness, balance, walking speed in community-dwelling older people.

Full description

1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.

2. The process of the experiment (brief describe)

3. The 30 participants of the experimental group will be recruited from the "community eldercare service" activities, and this group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability. The other 30 community-dwelling older people of the comparison group who have been involved in a other regular exercise style will not receive our exercise intervention. The comparison group only receives 2 times measurement at an interval of 12 weeks.

4. Subjects completed medical histories, exercise histories, and information on lifestyles by questionnaire and physical examination before participation in the study to ensure they were free from exclusion criteria. The baseline measurements will be conducted before the exercise intervention.

5. The experimental group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability which involved two 2-hour sessions per week. The exercise program contained aerobic exercises, activities of balance, coordination exercises, strength training, and walking training.

6. After 12 weeks group exercise, the experimental group will receive the second measurements.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 81 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Independent in basic daily living activities
• At least one or more given assistance in the instrumental Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of neurological disease or heart disease
• Assessment do not suitable resistance exercise training, or cannot perform intense activity by doctor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The healthy elderly will be were recruited to participate in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities, but at least one or more given assistance in the instrumental IADL assessment (ability to use telephone, shopping, food preparing, housekeeping, laundry, mode of transportation, responsibility for own medications, ability to handle finances). Their age should be ranged between 65 - 81 years.

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise intervention program

Comparison group

No Intervention group

Description:

The healthy elderly will be were recruited to participate in this study. All the subjects were independent in basic daily living activities, but at least one or more given assistance in the instrumental IADL assessment (ability to use telephone, shopping, food preparing, housekeeping, laundry, mode of transportation, responsibility for own medications, ability to handle finances). Their age should be ranged between 65 - 81 years.