Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program for Sarcopenia Older Adults

NCT04504786 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KMUHIRB-F(II)-20190045(1)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project was aimed to test the effects of a six-month VA program on the activities of daily living (ADL) and functional fitness of institutional older adults with sarcopenia.

Conditions

Activities of Daily Living; Functional Fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Lung capacity

  measured by the TruZoneTM Peak Flow Meter

  6 months

• Upper body flexibility

  measured by the Back Scratch Test

  6 months

• Lower body flexibility

  measured by the Chair Sit-and-Reach Test

  6 months

• Range of joint motion

  measured by the goniometry

  6 months

• Arm muscle endurance

  measured by the Arm Curl Test

  6 months

• Leg muscle endurance

  measured by the Chair-to-Stand Test

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Activities of daily living (ADL)

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Vitality acupunch (VA)

EXPERIMENTAL

The VA program took 40 minutes to complete and included three phases: 1) activating qi and blood (5 movements, 10 minutes): warm-up exercises that allowed the body to accumulate heat and promote flexibility of the joints to loosen up the body, 2) punching meridians (14 movements, 20 minutes): both hands were used to exert a vibrating effect according to the rhythms that stimulate the 14 meridians in the entire body to improve aerobic endurance, and 3) relaxing body and mind (5 movements, 10 minutes): muscle relaxing exercises to rest the body and cease the qi. Participants in the experimental group received the VA program led by the instructors, who were trained and certified by the PI, 3 times per week and 40 minutes per session for 6 months.

Other: Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the control group continued with their daily activities as usual.

Other: Control

Interventions

Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program OTHER

The VA had three phases and took 40 minutes to complete.

Vitality acupunch (VA)

Control OTHER

Participants maintained their daily activities.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age ≥ 65 years old
• have been living in the facility for at least three months
• intact cognitive function with the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) score ≥ 8
• hand-grip strength \< 28 kg for men and \< 18 kg for women
• calf circumference \< 34 cm for men and \< 33 cm for women

You may not qualify if:

• have spinal cord injury
• have severe cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases
• have musculoskeletal diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kaohsiung Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, 80708, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Tung HT, Chen KM, Huang KC, Hsu HF, Chou CP, Kuo CF. Effects of Vitality Acupunch exercise on functional fitness and activities of daily living among probable sarcopenic older adults in residential facilities. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2022 Mar;54(2):176-183. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12723. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

  PMID: 34751506 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Kuei-Min Chen, PhD

  Kaohsiung Medical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 5, 2020
• First Posted: August 7, 2020
• Study Start: August 7, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 6, 2021
• Study Completion: March 6, 2021
• Last Updated: March 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)