Clinical trial NCT04812587: Effects of Exercise Training on Functional Physical Fitness, Balance and Walking in the Community-dwelling Older Adults
Official title: Effects of Exercise Training on Functional Physical Fitness, Balance and Walking in the Community-dwelling Older Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Exercise
Lead sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-23
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 81
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study aimed to determine whether a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability was designed to improve functional fitness, balance, walking speed in community-dwelling older people.

Detailed description: 1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study specific procedures are undertaken.

2. The process of the experiment (brief describe)

1. The 30 participants of the experimental group will be recruited from the "community eldercare service" activities, and this group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability. The other 30 community-dwelling older people of the comparison group who have been involved in a other regular exercise style will not receive our exercise intervention. The comparison group only receives 2 times measurement at an interval of 12 weeks.
2. Subjects completed medical histories, exercise histories, and information on lifestyles by questionnaire and physical examination before participation in the study to ensure they were free from exclusion criteria. The baseline measurements will be conducted before the exercise intervention.
3. The experimental group will receive a 12-week combined exercise intervention program with extra emphasis on balance, muscle strength, and walking ability which involved two 2-hour sessions per week. The exercise program contained aerobic exercises, activities of balance, coordination exercises, strength training, and walking training.
4. After 12 weeks group exercise, the experimental group will receive the second measurements.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Independent in basic daily living activities
* At least one or more given assistance in the instrumental Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of neurological disease or heart disease
* Assessment do not suitable resistance exercise training, or cannot perform intense activity by doctor

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in performance of Physical fitness at 12-week
timeFrame: The assessments will be conducted before, immediately after intervention for the experimental group; two times of these assessments to be at an interval of 12 weeks are conducted for the comparison group
measure: Changes in Balance and walking ability at 12-week
timeFrame: The assessments will be conducted before, immediately after intervention for the experimental group; two times of these assessments to be at an interval of 12 weeks are conducted for the comparison group
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kaohsiung City
country: Taiwan
facility: Li-Jiun Liaw
state: Sanmin Dist
Study officials:
affiliation: Kaohsiung Medical University Department of Physical Therapy Associate Professor
name: Li-Jiun Liaw
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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