Department of Physical Therapy, Tzu Chi University
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 主要终点
- Walking speed
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates the effects of exercise intervention on muscle strength and walking speed for the community-dwelling elderly. Half of the participants will receive exercise training, while the other half will maintain their usual activities of daily living.
详细描述
Physical inactivity can result in physical frailty and sarcopenia. Physical frailty and sarcopenia are two common and mostly overlapping geriatric conditions, which may cause negative consequences of aging, such as disability, hospitalization and mortality.
Regular physical activity has been suggested to maintain or improve functional capacity and body composition, as well as delay aging process. Nevertheless, inactivity prevalence still significantly increases among older adults, especially those with a disability. One of the probable reasons is that the use of physical activities or exercise interventions is not tailored to the needs and capabilities of the elderly.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •age greater than 50 years
- •able to follow simple instructions
- •willing to participate and sign consent form
排除标准
- •unstable angina or epilepsy
- •severe visual deficits
- •cognitive dysfunction
- •other musculoskeletal conditions that will limit mobility
研究组 & 干预措施
exercise training
Participants in the exercise training group received a 12-week exercise training.
干预措施: exercise training (Other)
control
Participants in the control group did not receive any specific training programs instead of maintaining their usual activities of daily living.
结局指标
主要结局
Walking speed
时间窗: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Participants are asked to walk along a 14 m hallway. The time taken to the middle 10 m is recorded to calculate walking speed (m/s).
Muscle strength
时间窗: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Muscle strength is assessed using hand-hold Dynamometers
次要结局
- Walking endurance(Change from baseline at 12 weeks)
- Sit-to-stand test(Change from baseline at 12 weeks)
- Timed up and go test(Change from baseline at 12 weeks)
- Berg balance scale(Change from baseline at 12 weeks)
- Gait kinematics(Change from baseline at 12 weeks)