NCT04661618

A Randomized-Control Study of Gym Tonic's Community Based Strength Training Intervention.

A Randomized-Control Study of Gym Tonic's Community Based Strength Training Intervention on Physical Function and Frailty Reversal, for Elderly Singaporeans.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 318 (actual)
• Sponsor: PulseSync Pte Ltd · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Launched in April 2015 , Gym Tonic is the first of its kind cross-border exercise-as-medicine partnership between research institutions, business enterprises and service providers from Singapore and Finland. What sets Gym Tonic apart from other exercise programmes is its singular focus on strength training, necessary for frailty prevention and maintenance of functional independence for the elderly. This randomized-control trial is to validate the Gym Tonic programme and data as well measuring its effectiveness in improving physical functions and reversing frailty.

Detailed description

The RCT is conducted in 3 eldercare community centers. In each center, a group of elderly will be randomly sorted into 2 groups. An intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will go through 12 weeks of Gym Tonic progressive training programme. While the control group acts as a control. After the first 12 weeks, the intervention group will be going through another 12 weeks of Gym Tonic maintenance programme, while the control group will be going through the Gym Tonic progressive training programme. Measurements of physical functions, isometric strength and frailty will be conducted pre trial, post 12 weeks and post 24 weeks.

Conditions

• Frailty
• Muscle Loss
• Sarcopenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Gym Tonic programme and Gym equipment	12 week progressive training - Strength exercises on 6 pneumatic gym equipment following Gym Tonic's protocol twice a week 12 weeks maintenance training - Strength exercises on 6 pneumatic gym equipment following Gym Tonic's protocol once a week

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-10
• Primary completion: 2019-07-19
• Completion: 2019-10-15
• First posted: 2020-12-10
• Last updated: 2020-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore