Outcome of Exercise With a Towel in Elderly With Sarcopenia

NCT03258827 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 201700238B0
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 53
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

As the proportion of older adults increases, elderly-related issues attract more attention. Sarcopenia is one of the popular elderly-related issues. Sarcopenia may induce decreased muscle strength, poor physical activity, even disability and increase rate of hospitalization and mortality. Therefore, we want to figure out the management for decreasing prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults. This trial is planned to perform during 2017/08/01\~2017/12/31. We plan to enroll 60 elderlies who are sarcopenia. These patient will be divided into 2 group randomize. Experimental group will be received a set of exercise, composed by warm-up, strengthening training with a towel, cold-down, 60 minutes per time, 3 times per week. Control group will be suggested home-based walking activity. We will evaluate the patient's functional performance three times, before training, after training, post-training for three months, respectively. These results will be analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA.

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Keywords

elderly; sarcopenia; strengthening exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Fat mass

  Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is used for measuring fat mass.

  Baseline

• Fat-free mass

  Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is used for measuring fat-free mass.

  Baseline

• Bone mineral density

  Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is used for measuring bone mineral density.

  Baseline

• Maximal grip strength

  Handgrip dynamometer is used for measuring maximal grip strength.

  Baseline

• Walking speed

  Participants are asked to walk at a comfortable speed to perform 10 meter walk test.

  Baseline

• Timed up and go test

  At first, the participant sits down. Then the participant would be asked to stand up, walk straight for 3 meters, turn around, go back to the chair and sit down. The duration of whole test would be measured.

  Baseline

• Times of stand-up and sit-down within 30 seconds

  The participant is asked to cross arm before the chest. The investigator would record the times of stand-up and sit-down within 30 seconds.

  Baseline

• 6 minutes walking test

  At first, the participant sits down for a rest for 10 minutes. The participant would be asked to walk as longer distance as the participant can within 6 minutes.

  Baseline

• Berg balance test

  The investigator record scores of 14 items involved in Berg balance test for measuring balance of the old adults.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (18)

• Fat mass

  Change between baseline and 3 month after training

• Fat mass

  Change between baseline and 6 month after training

• Fat-free mass

  Change between baseline and 3 month after training

• Fat-free mass

  Change between baseline and 6 month after training

• Bone mineral density

  Change between baseline and 3 month after training

Study Arms (2)

Exercise with a towel

EXPERIMENTAL

There are 30 old adults in this group who receives exercise program with a towel.

Procedure: Exercise with a towel

Home-based exercise

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

There are 30 old adults in this group who is suggested a home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed.

Procedure: Home-based exercise

Interventions

Exercise with a towel PROCEDURE

Exercise program composes with warm-up, strengthening exercise, cold-down, 60 minutes/time, 3 times/week. A towel is an important tool for exercise. Total duration of the program is 3 months.

Also known as: Home-based exercise

Exercise with a towel

Home-based exercise PROCEDURE

Home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/times. The total duration is 3 months.

Home-based exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age above 65 y/o
• low muscle mass (male\<7.0 kg/m2, female\<5.4kg/m2, tested by Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry)
• with or without low grip strength (male\< 26 kg, female \<18 kg)
• with or without low walk speed (≤ 0.8 m/s).

You may not qualify if:

• cognitive impairment or can't follow order appropriately
• elderlies with medical problems that they can't perform the exercise program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wujia Senior Citizens activity Center of Kaohsiung City Government

Kaohsiung City, 830, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Atrophy; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Atrophy; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Shui Tseng

  Chang Gung Medical Foundation Institutional Review Board

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assistant who doesn't know the group which patients belong to will evaluate the functional performance of the patients three times, such as before training, after training, post-training 3 months.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: We randomize these 60 older adults into 2 groups (experimental group and control group) and there are 30 older adults in each group. Those older adults are age above 65 year-old, have lower grip strength and slower walking speed. Experimental group receive this exercise program training, 60 minutes/time, 3 times/week, total duration: 3 months. Home-based program focuses on walking activity at fast speed, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/times, would be assigned for Control group. Total duration is 3 months.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2017
• First Posted: August 23, 2017
• Study Start: September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2018
• Study Completion: June 30, 2018
• Last Updated: July 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)