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The Effectiveness of Lifestyle Intervention on Body Composition, Physical Performances and Quality of Life Among Elderly People in Long-term Care Facilities

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Obesity
Interventions
Other: Control Group
Behavioral: Resistant Training
Registration Number
NCT02912338
Lead Sponsor
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Brief Summary

Purpose: To understand the change in body composition, physical functions and quality of life of elderly residents with sarcopenic obesity in LTC facilities after the implementation of exercise intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
123
Inclusion Criteria
  1. aged and elderly over 60 years old and no exercise restrictions.
  2. conscious clear, able to communicate with to the traditional Chinese language or Taiwanese.
  3. in the past three months living in long-term care institutions.
  4. in the last month the subject biased static life
  5. in a stable condition with enough energy: to maintain the support of at least one hour sitting in a wheelchair or bed edge.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. In the past three months have unstable weight (> ± 4 kg).
  2. severe disease states, such as severe heart and lung liver and kidney disease, a serious cancer, severe malnutrition (Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale 0-7 points).
  3. limb unable to anti-gravity completely
  4. severe dementia (Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) Scale Clinical Dementia Rating, CDR 3-5 points).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control GroupControl Groupnot change lifestyle
Resistant Training GroupResistant Trainingsandbag 2-5lb, grip ball, twice/week, Duration:12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMIChange from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

kg/m2

hand pinchChange kg from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

Lafayette Hydraulic Pinch Gauge 5030P1

Activities of daily livingChange score from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

Functional Independence Measure (FIM) included 18 items, covering 6 situations in the burden of personal care, specifically self-care, mobility, transfers, sphincter management, communication, and social cognition. A high score indicates better function.

hand gripChange from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

Jamar Handgrip Dynamometer

body weightChange kg from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

Weighing scales in kilograms

Body CompositionChange gram, kg and percentage from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

measuring machine: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) estimates body composition of fat and lean tissue.

Quality of LifeChange score from baseline to follow up (12 weeks later)

Short Form 8 health survey (SF8)included the items focusing on physical and mental health; EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) includes the EQ-visual analogue scale (VAS) and the EQ-5D descriptive system. EQ-VAS documents the participant's self-reported health on a VAS of 100-0. The EQ-5D-3L descriptive system consists of five dimensions, namely mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, all with three function levels (no problem = 1; some problems = 2; severe problems = 3)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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