Exercise Intervention in Institutionalized Elderly People

Phase 2

• Conditions: Fragility; Physical Disability

• Registration Number: NCT01646632
• Lead Sponsor: Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen

Brief Summary

Questions: Does an evidence-based exercise program increase activities of daily living and physical fitness in institutionalized older adults? Does this program decrease the care dependency of institutionalized older adults? Design: A randomized control trial using group-based exercise was performed in 14 assisted-living facilities for the elderly (\>70 years old).

Outcome measures: Outcome measures were performance on ADL, physical fitness, and care dependency measures. The exercise program comprised group-based progressive resistance training, balance training, and functional training. The control intervention comprised social group meetings.

Detailed Description

To improve physical fitness, a combined exercise program including progressive resistance training, balance training, and functional training will be used in a sample of institutionalized elderly people. The exercise program has a frequency of 2 times a week and a duration of 16 weeks. The intensity is moderate, measured on a 0-10 scale. The level of intensity is specified as follows: on a 10- point scale, where no movement is 0 and maximal effort of a muscle group is 10, moderate-intensity effort is a 5 or 6, and high- intensity effort is a 7 or 8. There is currently insufficient evidence that a combined exercise program, developed to improve physical fitness, can improve ADL performance and care dependency also.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2013-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 164

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 70 and older
• Being able to walk at least 10 meters
• Not cognitive impaired

Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia
• Severe hart failure
• Progressive neurological diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ADL performance in institutionalized elderly people	16 weeks	the intervention was either an group -based exercise program (the experimental intervention), or a recreational program (the control intervention), lasting 16 weeks, two times a week, including one hour sessions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical fitness in institutionalized older people	16 weeks	the intervention was either an group -based exercise program (the experimental intervention), or a recreational program (the control intervention), lasting 16 weeks, two times a week, including one hour sessions
Care dependency in institutionalized older people	16 weeks	the intervention was either an group -based exercise program (the experimental intervention), or a recreational program (the control intervention), lasting 16 weeks, two times a week, including one hour sessions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hanze University Applied Sciences; 🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands