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Clinical Trials/NCT05487898
NCT05487898CompletedNot Applicable

Benefits of Cycling Wheelchair Training for Elderly With Physical Disability

Taichung Veterans General Hospital1 site in 1 country41 target enrollmentStarted: October 1, 2021Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
41
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
SF-12

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
65 Years to 100 Years (Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

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.

Arms & Interventions

Cycyling wheelchair

Experimental

Volunteers join the cycling wheelchair training

Intervention: Cycling wheelchair (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SF-12

Time Frame: one month

Quality of life

MMSE questionnaire

Time Frame: one month

Cognitive function

Cycling ergometer

Time Frame: one month

Aerobic capacity

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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