Simplified Pilates Training in Older Adults in Hong Kong

NCT05016089 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 18191091
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the efficacy of the simplified Pilates exercise programme developed by a group of Pilates and rehabilitation experts in Hong Kong to reduce the risk of falling (the physical and psychological risk factors) of Hong Kong's older adults who might be prone to falling. It is hypothesized that a simplified Pilates exercise programme is efficacious in reducing the risk of falling (the physical and psychological risk factors) in Hong Kong's older adults who are at a medium to high risk of falling. There is no updated research that has specifically investigated an expertly designed simplified Pilates exercise programme and no research investigated it in Hong Kong as well. Therefore, this study is novel and important in investigating the efficacy of an expertly designed simplified Pilates exercise programme in Hong Kong's older population specifically developed for reducing the risk of falls. It could increase the intelligent choices of efficacious and easy-to-comply-with fall prevention exercise programmes (the 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme) for older adults and reduce the impact of falls in the older population. The more the choices of simple and efficacious fall prevention programmes that are available for older adults, the more likely it is that they will be interested in complying with the programme. Consequently, this research could provide evidence of Pilates being used in fall prevention of older adults locally and globally.

Conditions

Aged

Keywords

Efficacy; Simplified Pilates; Wait-list control; Falls prevention; Older adults; Risk of falling; Fall risk factors; Hong Kong

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Baseline Balance Ability

  Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

  Day 0

• Change from Baseline Balance Ability at 12 weeks

  Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

  Week 12

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Baseline Flexibility

  Day 0

• Change from Baseline Flexibility at 12 weeks

  Week 12

• Baseline Functional Gait and Balance Assessment

  Day 0

• Change from Baseline Functional Gait and Balance Assessment at 12 weeks

  Week 12

• Baseline Functional Gait Assessment

  Day 0

Study Arms (2)

Simplified Pilates exercise group (SPEG)

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the SPEG will participate in the 16-style simplified Pilates exercise sessions (about 60 minutes each) in a group (about 10 participants in each group) twice a week for 12 weeks. Each participant will undertake a total of 24 exercise sessions.

Other: The 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme

Wait-list control group (WLCG)

OTHER

The participants in the WLCG will participate in the 16-style simplified Pilates exercise sessions (about 60 minutes each) in a group (about 10 participants in each group) twice a week for 12 weeks after two scheduled assessment sessions and a waiting period of 12 weeks in between. Each participant will undertake a total of 24 exercise sessions.

Other: The 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme

Interventions

The 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme OTHER

The 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme was developed by a group of experienced Pilates and rehabilitation experts from our completed pilot work.

Simplified Pilates exercise group (SPEG); Wait-list control group (WLCG)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age 65 or above;
• score of less than 24/28 in the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA).

You may not qualify if:

• total score of less than 24 in the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-C);
• presence of any untreated cerebral vascular disease, Parkinson's disease, or any other major neurological deficit;
• presence of any unstable medical condition that can affect safety during the exercise training;
• inability to sit and lie down on a Pilates exercise mat on the floor even with assistance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead
• The University of Hong Kong: collaborator
• Education University of Hong Kong: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, China

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Thomson Wong, PhD, BScPT

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Thomson Wong, PhD, BScPT

CONTACT

(852)27666717; thomson.wong@polyu.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A randomised, controlled (wait-list control), and two-armed trial.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 11, 2021
• First Posted: August 23, 2021
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2023
• Study Completion: March 31, 2023
• Last Updated: November 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)