The Extremities Rehabilitation Training System for Sarcopenic Hospitalized Aged 80+ Years

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Most previous clinical trials that addressed the rehabilitation training system for sarcopenic elderly subjects focused on community-dwelling older adults who were relatively healthy. There is a notable paucity of high-quality research investigating the effects and feasibility of the device for hospitalized or institutionalized older people, who are generally frailer and more severe in functional impairment than those living in the community. Moreover, most reported the system were of long-term duration, which typically lasted 3 to 6 months with two sessions per week. It remains unclear whether short-term the device training would be effective for treating sarcopenia. Therefore, the investigators aimed to assess the effectiveness of Motor-Assisted and Active Resistive Upper/Lower Extremities Rehabilitation Training System for treating sarcopenia in hospitalized older patients aged 80 years and over.

Official Title
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Motor-Assisted and Active Resistive Upper/Lower Extremities Rehabilitation System for Treating Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Patients Aged 80 Years and Older

Conditions
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Sarcopenia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Motor-Assisted and Active Resistive Upper/Lower Extremities Rehabilitation Training System


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Sarcopenia defined by the Asia Working Group of Sarcopenia (AWGS) Agree to participant this study and sign the informed consent Aged 80 years or over Exclusion Criteria: Patients who could not follow the training plan due to cognitive impairment, emotional problems or any other reasons; Severe heart and lung diseases; Renal insufficiency; Any type of tumor; Bedridden patients

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 80 Years
Maximum Age: 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: experimental group<br> | Behavioral: Motor-Assisted and Active Resistive Upper/Lower Extremities Rehabilitation Training System<br>* The Passive, Motor-Assisted and Active Resistive Upper/Lower Extremities Rehabilitation Training System is designed for patients conﬁned to bed at the long-term care facilities hospitals, in early rehabilitation. This system can induce a natural movements of the upper/lower limb with safe motorized passive movement, as well as motor-assisted and active resistive muscle training to stimulate nerves, increase blood circulation of aﬀected tissue, cell metabolism and improve joint mobility, in promoting upper/lower extremities motor recovery.<br>|
| No Intervention: controlled group<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The change of activities of daily living | Basic activities of daily living (BADL) assessed by Barthel Index | 3 Months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The change of handgrip strength |  | 3 months |