The Effects of Low Resistance Training on the Residents in Nursing Homes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Elderly Residents
• Interventions: Behavioral: Low-resistance elastic band training

• Registration Number: NCT02271308
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effects of low-resistance elastic band training on muscle strength, flexibility, quality of life and ease of care among the residents in nursing homes.

Detailed Description

Regular exercise and dynamic life style can prevent and treat disability, as well as promote mental health and quality of life. In addition to chronic illness, reduced muscle mass and strength as part of aging, affect the daily activities of living of the elderly and their independent lifestyle. In fact, exercise had found positive effects on lower limb weakness of the elderly. Elastic band is a resistance training aid which can be used for different muscle weight training. The research results have been demonstrated elastic band resistance training is safe and effective strategy to apply in the elderly population and to improve physical fitness, and mental functioning. Therefore, this study will examine the effects of low-resistance elastic band training on muscle strength, flexibility, quality of life and ease of care among the nursing home residents. Nursing homes with more than 50 beds that will be recruited in Qingshui and Waipu district Taichung City. Nursing homes will be randomly assigned to the experimental group and the comparison group. Each group has 20 subjects. The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training(30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 10 weeks. Residents in control group will receive regular activity in nursing home. Inclusion criteria for the elderly include: (1) living in nursing home over 3 months; (2) communicating with Mandarin and Taiwanese; (3) being able to sit in a chair or wheelchair; (4) can grip elastic band by hands; (5) no severe cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and mental illness;(6) consciousness intact and their consent to participate in this study. Two structured questionnaires and an assessment checklist of muscle strength, flexibility will be used to collect data at baseline, week 8 and week 12 of exercise. The collected data will be coded and double checked and analyzed by using SPSS Window Release 20.0. The findings of this study can be apply to develop and conduct an effective exercise program through elastic band resistance training to improve residents' strength, flexibility, quality of life and care of ease in Taiwan.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-10-21
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-22
• Primary Completion: 2015-02
• Study Completion: 2015-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• living in nursing home over 3 months
• communicating with Mandarin and Taiwanese
• being able to sit in a chair or wheelchair
• can grip elastic band by hands
• consciousness intact and their consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria

• severe cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and mental illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Low-resistance elastic band training	The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training (30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 12 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improve muscle strength	Change from baseline in muscle strength at 3 months	Muscle strength will be assessed using hand-held dynameter at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improve body flexibility	Change from baseline in Body flexibility at 3 months	Body flexibility will be assessed at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Improve life quality	Change from baseline in life quality at 3 months	Life quality will be assessed by SF-12 questionnaire（Short Form-12 Items Health Survey,SF-12）at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Improve quality of care	Change from baseline in quality of care at 3 months	Quality of care will be assessed by ease-of-care inventory (Yan、Wu、 Lin and Lin, 2007) at at three different times: (1) baseline data :before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Basic attribute data	Change from baseline in basic attribute data at 3 months	Subjects will fill out questionnaire including blood pressure, pulse, activity, respiration, pain, ADL (Barthel Index), weight, thickness of subcutaneous fat and body mass index (BMI).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Core Laboratory; Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Changhua County, Taiwan