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Physical and Cognitive Exercises in Nursing Homes: Is Frailty Reversible?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Physical Activity
Elderly
Interventions
Other: exercise without visual stimuli
Other: Exercise with MemoRide
Other: excercise with National Geografics
Registration Number
NCT03526653
Lead Sponsor
Hasselt University
Brief Summary

Elderly in residential care spend 97% of their time sedentary. Moreover, exercise therapy often takes place in a poorly stimulating environment which is less motivational for the elderly to undertake regularly. Exercise is however necessary to preserve their physical capabilities and to limit their care dependence.

The aim of this study is to investigate the most motivating and stimulating exercise modality for prefrail and frail elderly in nursing homes with which they can reach sufficient training volume.

To study this, elderly will exercise in 3 different ways on an ergometer or motomed (according to their physical capabilities): 1) in an environment without other visual stimuli 2) in front of a television with National Geographic images 3) with the interactive software program MemoRide with which participants can exercise in real life on a virtual manner.

MemoRide (Activ84Health) uses Google Street View images. The starting point is a connection between an exercise bike and a tablet with a pedalling sensor. This way, pedal frequency is sent to the tablet and as a result, images continue when pedalling.

The forth modality is the control modality, in which participants are instructed to rest (supine) during 30 minutes.

Based on objective training parameters and metabolic parameters e.g. glucose, insulin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and lactate, (via a blood sample with a venous catheter) the training modality which offers the best training results will be studied. Secondly, also subject experiences (motivation and emotions) will be evaluated by using questionnaires and observation scales.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women with an age of at least 70 years at the start of the study;
  • Staying for at least one month in WZC St. Elisabeth Hasselt at the start of the study;
  • Being frail or prefrail (according to the criteria of Fried);
  • Being available to participate in the study during 4 consecutive weeks;
  • Being able to actively exercise on an exercise bike (if necessary from a wheelchair) during at least 5 minutes;
  • Understand simple instructions.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any neurological or orthopedic disease which makes it impossible to exercise by bike actively e.g. stroke with hemiparesis of the lower limbs, amputations of the lower limbs,...;
  • Any disease which makes it impossible to exercise actively e.g. heart failure;
  • Any neurological or orthopedic disease from which progression (e.g. hip prosthesis, acute stroke) due to active recovery or decline (e.g. ALS (amyotropic lateral sclerosis), MS) due to the disease process can be expected on short term (1-2 months);
  • Being blind or visually impaired;
  • Any acute disease on the moment of the intervention which makes it impossible to exercise by bike during 30 minutes (e.g. hyper- or hypoglycemia) (reported by the caregiver)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention 1exercise without visual stimuliexercise on an ergometer or motomed in an environment without other visual stimuli
Intervention 3Exercise with MemoRideexercise on an ergometer or motomed with the interactive software program MemoRide with which participants can exercise in real life on a virtual manner
Intervention 2excercise with National Geograficsexercise on an ergometer or motomed while watching the National Geografics channel on television
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)minute 30

a protein produced inside the brain which can be transported outside the brain - it probably has a protective effect on neuronal survival and maintenance during adulthood

Distance immediately post-interventionminute 30

evaluation of distance via data on the exercise bike

Fatigueminute 30

evaluation of perceived exertion via the BORG-scale

Velocityminute 30

evaluation of velocity via data on the exercise bike and pedalling sensor

Credibility-Expectancy Questionnaireminute 30

evaluation of motivation via Credibility-Expectancy Questionnaire

Observed Emotion Rating Scaleminute 30

evaluation of emotions via an observation scale (Observed Emotion Rating Scale)

Intrinsic Motivation Inventoryminute 30

evaluation of motivation via Intrinsic Motivation Inventory questionaire

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucoseminute 30

Evaluation of glucose via a blood sample

Insulinminute 30

Evaluation of insulin via a blood sample

depressed feelingsbaseline

Evaluation of depressed feelings via a questionnaire (Geriatric Depression Scale)

Heart rateminute 30

Evaluation of heart rate via a heart rate monitor

systolic and diastolic blood pressureminute 30

Evaluation of blood pressure via a blood pressure monitor

Lactateminute 30

Evaluation of lactate via a finger prick

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

WZC Begralim (Campus Sint-Elisabeth)

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Hasselt, Belgium

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