Quality Assessment of a Training Period for Physical and Mentally Disabled People

University College of Northern Denmark

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disabled Persons; Exercise

Treatments: Other: Physical training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03898492

FOU-UU-2018-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a 8 week training period compared with control group in physical and mentally disabled adults. The effect was evaluated in relation to their physical status. Furthermore, physical activity was measured using steps and active minutes.

Full description

This study aimed at making a quality assessment of a 8 week training period for adults with physical and mental disabilities. A control group was added to compare the effect of the training with no training. Before the training period the participants were tested in relation to their physical status: weight, height, fat%, blood pressure, Aastrand test, chair stand test and waist circumference. In addition to this, the participants were instructed to wear an accelerometer to measure step and active minutes for 2-3 days a work.

The staff at the day center, where the participants works in daytime, were responsible for the physical training 2 times/week for 8 weeks. The training was an hour of combined aerobic, strength, balance and flexibility training.

The participants were tested after the training period using the same test-protocol as before.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• User of the centers included in the study
• Being able to stand alone
• Being able to use an exercise bike
• Being able to understand danish

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Pacemaker
• Not being able to stand up by themselves

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Other group

Description:

The participants in this group participated in exercise two times/week for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Physical training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The participants in the control group were instructed to maintain their daily routines.