Effects of Exercise on ADL Performance, Physical Fitness, and Care Dependency in Institutionalized Elderly People
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 164
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- ADL performance in institutionalized elderly people
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 70 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 70 and older
- •Being able to walk at least 10 meters
- •Not cognitive impaired
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe hart failure
- •Progressive neurological diseases
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
ADL performance in institutionalized elderly people
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Physical fitness in institutionalized older people(16 weeks)
- Care dependency in institutionalized older people(16 weeks)
Investigators
Mrs. Elizabeth Weening-Dijksterhuis
researcher
Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen