NCT03411382

Influence of Sit Muscle Strength Training and Game on Elderly

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 207 (actual)
• Sponsor: Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objective: The study aims to understand the physical function, body composition, mental state, behavior, depression, and life quality change of the elderly in a long-term care before and after the intervention. Four interventional activities are sitting strength training, games, sitting strength training with games, and health education.

Detailed description

Expected results: (1) The program will facilitate arrange activities that are beneficial to the body and mind, activate bodily functions, and promote the quality of life of the elderly in Taiwan. (2) The program can compare the effectiveness of different trainings for the elderly and provide a reference for future implementation planning. (3) Evidence of the empirical study of this program can provide future comparisons with other domestic and foreign studies.

Conditions

• Aging
• Physical Disability
• Dementia
• Elderly

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sit muscle strength training	Sit muscle strength training using a sand bag grip ball conducted twice a week. Each exercise session will begin and end with a 5-15 minute warm-up and cool-down routine. The exercise program consists of 20-40 minute chair-based resistance exercises.
OTHER	Game training	Game training (including ball activities, clay courses, massage, puzzles, painting conducted four times a week). Each section 30-60 minutes.
OTHER	Sitting strength + game training	Sitting strength training (using sandbag training conducted twice a week) and game training (such as ball activities and clay courses) conducted twice a week).
OTHER	Health education	Health education (conducted once a month). Each section 50-60 minutes. The topics are oral hygiene, medicine safe, living safe, food safe.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-02
• Primary completion: 2021-01-04
• Completion: 2021-01-04
• First posted: 2018-01-26
• Last updated: 2022-07-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan