Benefits of Cycling Wheelchair Training for Elderly With Physical Disability
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Aged; Disable; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Wheelchair
- Interventions
- Device: Cycling wheelchair
- Registration Number
- NCT05487898
- Lead Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
- Brief Summary
To investigate the feasibility of cycling wheelchair training as an exercise for elderly disabled patients, and to determine its effects on cognition, quality of life, aerobic capacity and physiological markers. We measure SF-12. Other outcome measures included the Mini-Mental State Examination, Aero bike workload test, resting blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), and heart rate.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 41
Inclusion Criteria
- age >65 years old
- with a functional ambulation category scale (FAC) level 4 or below
- muscle strength of both lower limbs was >3 as the , or the muscle strength of one lower limb was 4 or above, as rated by the Medical Research Council Scale (MRC).
Exclusion Criteria
- hospitalized for acute medical problems within the past 3 months
- having cardiopulmonary disease that could cause exercise hazards
- unable to perform repetitive pedaling exercise due to diseases of the lower limbs
- with pressure ulcers around hip area
- with impaired cognitive function that did not allow completion of our questionnaires.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cycyling wheelchair Cycling wheelchair Volunteers join the cycling wheelchair training
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method MMSE questionnaire one month Cognitive function
Cycling ergometer one month Aerobic capacity
SF-12 one month Quality of life
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
🇨🇳Taichung, Taiwan