Clinical trial NCT05825989: The Effects of Healthy Beat Acupunch on Physical Fitness of Thai Older Adults in Residential Homes
Official title: The Effects of Healthy Beat Acupunch on Physical Fitness of Thai Older Adults in Residential Homes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Aging
Keywords: acupunch exercise
older adults
physical fitness
residential homes
cluster-randomized controlled trial
Lead sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-24
Enrollment: 92
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to test the effects of the first three months of instructor-led HBA regimen on physical fitness (aerobic endurance, lung capacity, upper body flexibility, lower body flexibility, handgrip strength, upper body strength, and lower body strength) between the HBA intervention and control groups, to test the effects of another three months of DVD-led HBA regimen followed by the three months of instructor-led on physical fitness between the HBA intervention and control groups and to test the changes at three and six months of the HBA regimen in comparison to the baseline of the physical fitness in the HBA intervention group.

Detailed description: After the researcher meet the potential participants regarding the inclusion criteria, the researcher will inform purpose of study, human subjects protection, and termination in this study. Once participants receive all information and need to participate in this study, the researcher will ask permission participants to sign in their names in the informed consent and participant information sheet. If participants cannot sign their names, a thumbprint will be used instead of signatures. Therefore, the consent form will be completed by signatures or thumbprints.

This study will conduct in group exercise. The intervention group will receive the HBA program, 40 min/time, 3 times/week for 6 months. The control group will continue their routine activities of the residential homes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mild to moderate dependence or complete independence as defined by an Activity Daily Living assessment using the Barthel Index (BI Thai version) with a score of 61 or higher
* No cognitive impairment defined by a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ Thai version) a score of ≥ 8
* No experience with the HBA regimen
* Able to communicate in Thai

Exclusion Criteria:

* Older adults whom physicians have advised not to exercise because of medical conditions, severe disease, such as severe cardiopulmonary disease (CVD, COPD), or severe musculoskeletal diseases, and have sensory impairments such as visual and auditory impairments.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lung capacity
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: lung capacity
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lung capacity
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body flexibility
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body flexibility
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body flexibility
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body flexibility
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body flexibility
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body flexibility
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: handgrip strength
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: handgrip strength
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: handgrip strength
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body strength
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body strength
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: upper body strength
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body strength
timeFrame: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body strength
timeFrame: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)
measure: Physical fitness: lower body strength
timeFrame: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nakhon Luang
country: Thailand
facility: Watsanawet Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons
state: Ayutthaya
city: Bang Khae
country: Thailand
facility: Ban Bang Khae Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons
state: Bangkok
Study officials:
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