Elastic Band Resistance Training on Physical Fitness and Risk of Falls in Elderly.

Taipei Medical University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Physical Fitness; Hospitalisation; Resistance Training; Falls; Old Age; Debility

Treatments: Behavioral: regular rehabilitation; Behavioral: elastic-band exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05462015

N202205064

Details and patient eligibility

About

A lack of studies has applied elastic band resistance training exercises on hospitalized elderly, so the effect of elastic band resistance training exercises on physical fitness and risk of falls was unclear. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of elastic band resistance training on improving physical fitness and reducing the risk of falls in hospitalized elderly with high risk of falls. This study is an experimental study. The experimental group was given 3 times a week for 2 consecutive weeks of elastic band resistance training, while the control group was given regular rehabilitation exercises. The differences in physical fitness and fall risk between the two groups were examined.

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Elders are over 65 years old and admitted to this medical ward due to acute/chronic disease
2. Elders have no physical impairment
3. Elders have a clear cognition, can follow movement commands in Chinese or Taiwanese
4. Elders have greater than 4 points in lower extremity muscle strength measured by the Manual Muscle Power Test
5. Elders have greater than 45 points in the Morse Fall Scale, which indicate a high risk of falling

Exclusion criteria

1. Unclear consciousness
2. Unable to follow the execution of elastic band resistance training
3. With restricted activities, musculoskeletal disorders, or nerve diseases
4. Unsuitable athletic trainers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Elastic band

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group received a 35-minute training course for 2 weeks, 3 times a week, each time during the hospitalization. A total of 4 assessments were performed: baseline (pre-intervention), after third-time intervention, post-intervention, and one week after the intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: elastic-band exercises

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group was given routine rehabilitation exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: regular rehabilitation