NCT03898492

Quality Assessment of a Training Period for Physical and Mentally Disabled People

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: University College of Northern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a 8 week training period compared with control group in physical and mentally disabled adults. The effect was evaluated in relation to their physical status. Furthermore, physical activity was measured using steps and active minutes.

Detailed description

This study aimed at making a quality assessment of a 8 week training period for adults with physical and mental disabilities. A control group was added to compare the effect of the training with no training. Before the training period the participants were tested in relation to their physical status: weight, height, fat%, blood pressure, Aastrand test, chair stand test and waist circumference. In addition to this, the participants were instructed to wear an accelerometer to measure step and active minutes for 2-3 days a work. The staff at the day center, where the participants works in daytime, were responsible for the physical training 2 times/week for 8 weeks. The training was an hour of combined aerobic, strength, balance and flexibility training. The participants were tested after the training period using the same test-protocol as before.

Conditions

• Disabled Persons
• Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical training	Training two times/week for an hour each time in 8 weeks. The training included strength training, aerobic training, balance training and flexibility training. The training was modified to the participants and initiated by the staff at the center.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-03
• Primary completion: 2018-05-31
• Completion: 2018-05-31
• First posted: 2019-04-02
• Last updated: 2019-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark