The Effects of Low Resistance Training on the Residents in Nursing Homes
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study will examine the effects of low-resistance elastic band training on muscle strength, flexibility, quality of life and ease of care among the residents in nursing homes.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2014
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 14, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 22, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2015
CompletedOctober 22, 2014
October 1, 2014
11 months
October 14, 2014
October 21, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Improve muscle strength
Muscle strength will be assessed using hand-held dynameter at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Change from baseline in muscle strength at 3 months
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Improve body flexibility
Change from baseline in Body flexibility at 3 months
Improve life quality
Change from baseline in life quality at 3 months
Improve quality of care
Change from baseline in quality of care at 3 months
Basic attribute data
Change from baseline in basic attribute data at 3 months
Study Arms (2)
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONResidents in control group will receive regular activity in nursing homes.
Experimental group
EXPERIMENTALThe residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training (30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 12 weeks.
Interventions
The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training (30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 12 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- living in nursing home over 3 months
- communicating with Mandarin and Taiwanese
- being able to sit in a chair or wheelchair
- can grip elastic band by hands
- consciousness intact and their consent to participate in this study
You may not qualify if:
- severe cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and mental illness
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Division of Core Laboratory; Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Changhua County, Taiwan
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Li-Wei Lin, PhD.
Department of Nursing, Hung Kuang University
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Shu-Hui Yeh, PhD.
Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital & Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- RN, PhD, Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 14, 2014
First Posted
October 22, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2014
Primary Completion
February 1, 2015
Study Completion
February 1, 2015
Last Updated
October 22, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-10