Effects of the Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program on the ADL and Functional Fitness of Sarcopenia Older Adults
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 114
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Range of joint motion
研究概览
简要总结
This project was aimed to test the effects of a six-month VA program on the activities of daily living (ADL) and functional fitness of institutional older adults with sarcopenia.
详细描述
A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effects of a six-month VA program on ADL and functional fitness (lung capacity, body flexibility, range of the joint's motion, and muscle endurance) of institutional older adults with sarcopenia. Using convenience sampling, 12 long-term care facilities with 114 older adults were recruited, and then cluster-randomized by the facility to a VA experimental or a control group. The experimental group received the VA program led by certified instructors 3 times per week and 40 minutes per session for six months; the control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 100 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •age ≥ 65 years old
- •have been living in the facility for at least three months
- •intact cognitive function with the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) score ≥ 8
- •hand-grip strength < 28 kg for men and < 18 kg for women
- •calf circumference < 34 cm for men and < 33 cm for women
排除标准
- •have spinal cord injury
- •have severe cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases
- •have musculoskeletal diseases
研究组 & 干预措施
Vitality acupunch (VA)
The VA program took 40 minutes to complete and included three phases: 1) activating qi and blood (5 movements, 10 minutes): warm-up exercises that allowed the body to accumulate heat and promote flexibility of the joints to loosen up the body, 2) punching meridians (14 movements, 20 minutes): both hands were used to exert a vibrating effect according to the rhythms that stimulate the 14 meridians in the entire body to improve aerobic endurance, and 3) relaxing body and mind (5 movements, 10 minutes): muscle relaxing exercises to rest the body and cease the qi. Participants in the experimental group received the VA program led by the instructors, who were trained and certified by the PI, 3 times per week and 40 minutes per session for 6 months.
干预措施: Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program (Other)
Control
Participants in the control group continued with their daily activities as usual.
干预措施: Control (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Range of joint motion
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the goniometry
Upper body flexibility
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the Back Scratch Test
Lower body flexibility
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the Chair Sit-and-Reach Test
Leg muscle endurance
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the Chair-to-Stand Test
Lung capacity
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the TruZoneTM Peak Flow Meter
Arm muscle endurance
时间窗: 6 months
measured by the Arm Curl Test
次要结局
- Activities of daily living (ADL)(6 months)
研究者
Kuei-Min Chen, Ph.D., RN.
Professor
Kaohsiung Medical University