Geriatric frailty syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Afternoon Taichi group:Standardized Taichi training in the afternoon plus health education
Control group:Health education
Morning resistance group:Resistance training in the morning plus health education
Morning Taichi group:Standardized Taichi training in the morning plus health education
Sponsors
Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The subjects are between 60 to 75 years old; 2) Meet 1-2 items of Frieds frailty phenotype scale; 3) Can walk independently without assistance, with Berg scale score beyond 40; 4) Participate in the study voluntarily and sign the informed consent form; 5) In the six months prior to the survey, no regular physical activity was performed more than once a week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) subject with moderate to severe osteoporosis and a history of fractures; 2) The subjects with severe musculoskeletal disorders that affects activity; 3) Suffering from serious heart, lung, liver, kidney and other serious diseases; 4) Have a history of mental illness or serious psychological problems; 5) Having hearing impairment and/or visual impairment, unable to cooperate with training; 6) Plan to participate in other training programs during the study period; 7) Subjects with metal implants (e.g., artificial pacemakers, joint replacement); 8) Subjects with skin lesions which limits the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frailty index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Grip strength;Short physical performance battery;6 min walking test;Timed up and go test;Muscle mass;Sarcopenia quality of life;Berg balance scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhong Wen
Outcome results
None listed