Effects of Modified Long Stick Exercise on Kyphosis in Community-Dwelling Female Elderly with Kyphosis

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Thoracic kyphosis; Kyphosis; Female elderly; Long stick exercise

• Registration Number: TCTR20200926001
• Lead Sponsor: School of Physical Therapy, Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-26
• Study Completion: 2021-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

1. age at least 60 years with postmenopausal
2. having a kyphosis as determined using C7WD at least 7.5 centimeters
3. body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. cigarettes smoker
2. having musculoskeletal pain more than 3 out of 10 on a visual analogue scale - 3. high blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 mmHg, DBP ≥ 90 mmHg)
4. moderate to high level of physical activity (>3.0 METs)
5. scoliosis
6. buffalo hump
7. participation of exercise program in the past 6 months
8. history of movement dysfunction (stroke, Parkinson’s disease)
9. unable to understand and follow a simple command
10. medical conditions diagnosed by a doctor including angina pain, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchiectasis, old pulmonary tuberculosis, myocardial infarction, aneurysm, respiratory tract infection, pneumothorax and hemoptysis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kyphosis at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The distance of 7th cervical vertebra wall distance (C7WD)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The distance of Functional reach test (FRT),Balance at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The duration of Timed up and go test (TUGT),Muscle length at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The distance of Pectoralis minor length test,Muscle strength at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The data of handheld dynamometer (HHD) ,Chest expansion at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The length of Chest expansion,Pulmonary function at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention The data of Spirometry