Comparing the Effectiveness of Flexi-Bar and Multi-Component Exercises on Improving the Frailty, Physical Fitness, and Musculoskeletal Discomfort of Older Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Kihon Checklist
研究概览
简要总结
Background: Previous studies have suggested that both Flexi-Bar and Multi-Component exercises can improve an individual's physical fitness and musculoskeletal discomfort. However, determining which is more effective in enhancing the frailty, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal discomfort of the elderly remains controversial.
Objective: This study aims to investigate differences in the effectiveness of Flexi-Bar and Multi-Component exercises in improving the frailty, physical fitness, and musculoskeletal discomfort of the elderly after 12 weeks of intervention.
Methods: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted to collect data from a city in central Taiwan. Participants were randomly divided into a Flexi-Bar group (FB group) and a Multi-Component exercise group (MCE group). Participants in the FB group performed a 60-minute Flexi-Bar exercise every week for 12 consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, Participants in the MCE group performed a 60-minute Multi-Component exercise every week for 12 consecutive weeks. Tests were conducted both before and after the 12-week intervention using items including the Kihon Checklist, Senior Fitness Test, and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 88 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •(1) participants aged 65 years and over;
- •(2) participants who could communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese and cooperate with sports activities; and
- •(3) participants who could walk independently without assistance (or with aid).
排除标准
- •(1) participants with unstable physiological conditions (or those who were recommended against participating in physical activities by their doctor);
- •(2) participants with unstable mental conditions; and
- •(3) participants who could not complete the 12-week exercise intervention.
研究组 & 干预措施
Flexi-Bar group
Participants in the Flexi-Bar group performed a 60-minute Flexi-Bar exercise every week for 12 consecutive weeks.
干预措施: Flexi-Bar Exercise (Other)
Multi-Component exercise group
Participants in the Multi-Component exercise group performed a 60-minute Multi-Component exercise every week for 12 consecutive weeks.
干预措施: Multi-Component exercise (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Kihon Checklist
时间窗: 10-15 minutes
The KCL consists of 25 True or False questions and covers seven aspects, including living independence, exercise function, nutrition, oral function, social interaction, dementia, and depression. The total score of all items, which ranged between 0 and 25, was then used to evaluate the participant's frailty. Participants with a score of 10 and greater were categorized as the frail population. The higher the score, the higher the degree of frailty. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the KCL was well verified (Tsay et al., 2018).
次要结局
- Senior Fitness Test(30-40 minutes)
- Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire(10-15 minutes)
研究者
Yang Shang-Yu
Assistant professor
National Cheng Kung University