Craft-based interventions to improve motor and cognitive health in older adults

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of craft-based therapeutic interventions (weaving programs of different complexity) on visual-motor integration, functional ability, and psychosocial well-being in older adults in Taiwan

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN19035046

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-03

Start date

2023-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Aging-related functional decline / geriatric health Other

Interventions

Participants were randomly allocated to one of the three intervention groups (cross-weaving, hexagonal weaving, and pinwheel weaving) using a computer-generated random number sequence, with a 1:1:1 al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age =65 years 2. Living in community or day-care centres in Taiwan 3. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE < 18) 2. Major physical disability preventing handicraft participation 3. Unstable medical conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual-motor integration, measured using the Beery VMI test, at baseline and post-intervention (4 weeks).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Daily functional ability, measured using the Barthel Index, at baseline and post-intervention 2. Psychosocial well-being, measured using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, at baseline and post-intervention	—

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactTien Li;Yun-Chi Chen;Lee

;

chentl@ntut.edu.tw;yunchilee0604@gmail.com+886934313456;+886933561741

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026