The Effect Of Tai Chi On Quality Of Life And Depression In Elderly Patients With Sarcopenia : A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on quality of life and depressive symptoms in elderly with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive decline in skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength, which may contribute to impaired physical function, reduced quality of life, and an increased risk of adverse health outcomes among older adults. Specifically, this study investigates the effects of an eight-week Tai Chi exercise program on health-related quality of life, assessed using the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire, and depressive symptoms, assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), in elderly individuals diagnosed with sarcopenia.
The primary research question of this study is whether an eight-week Tai Chi exercise program can improve quality of life and reduce depressive symptoms in elderly individuals with sarcopenia. Furthermore, this study aims to determine whether Tai Chi exercise results in greater improvements in SarQoL scores and GDS-15 scores compared with a control group participating in standard elderly exercise.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged 60 years or older
- •Meets the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS).
- •Willing to participate in the study, capable of understanding the informed consent, and physically able to perform Tai Chi movements.
- •Must be a resident of Makassar.
- •Has either never participated in Tai Chi, or has previous experience with Tai Chi but stopped practicing for more than 4 weeks (ensuring they are not currently active practitioners).
排除标准
- •Cognitive impairment, indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 23 or lower.
- •Hearing and/or speech impairments that make communication difficult. Presence of severe chronic diseases, such as heart failure, end-stage chronic kidney disease, malignancy, or the use of a pacemaker.
- •Presence of edema (fluid retention/swelling).
- •Experiencing lower extremity (leg) pain with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of 5 or greater.
研究组 & 干预措施
Tai Chi Exercise Group
Elderly participants diagnosed with sarcopenia who are randomly assigned to participate in a supervised Tai Chi exercise program.
干预措施: Tai Chi Exercise (Behavioral)
Elderly Exercise (Senam Lansia) Group
Elderly participants diagnosed with sarcopenia who are randomly assigned to participate in a standard elderly exercise program
干预措施: Elderly exercise (senam lansia) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire
时间窗: Baseline (Week 0) and post-intervention (Week 8)
This outcome measures health-related quality of life in older adults with sarcopenia using the Sarcopenia Quality of Life (SarQoL) questionnaire. The SarQoL questionnaire consists of 55 items covering seven domains: physical and mental health, locomotion, body composition, functionality, activities of daily living, leisure activities, and fears. The questionnaire generates a total SarQoL index score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better sarcopenia-related quality of life. The validated scoring algorithm is used to calculate the overall SarQoL index score.
Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15)
时间窗: Baseline (Week 0) and post-intervention (Week 8)
This outcome measures depressive symptoms in older adults using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Each item is answered with a yes/no response and scored according to the established scoring criteria, with a total score ranging from 0 to 15. Higher scores indicate a greater severity of depressive symptoms. The GDS-15 is used to assess changes in depressive symptoms following the eight-week intervention.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dea Mardia Rauf
Resident of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University
Hasanuddin University