Effects of an adapted sports intervention on elderly women in need of long-term care: A pilot study

Effects of an adapted sports intervention on elderly women in need of long-term care: A pilot study -- A non-randomized open label clinical trial -- - Effects of an adapted sports intervention on elderly women in need of long-term care -- A non-randomized open label clinical trial --

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000047091

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-05

Start date

2019-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Elderly women in need of long-term care

Interventions

The boccia exercise intervention will be implemented once a week (50 minutes) for a total of 4 sessions over a 4-week period. The boccia exercise intervention will be implemented once a week (50 minut

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: An elderly woman in need of care is recruited at the local adult day health center in Y city. The patient's pathology and type of disability will be examples of paralysis due to stroke, osteoarthritis, and fracture. Healthy elderly women over 65 years of age will be used as the control group.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: An individual with complete paralysis of the upper limb was not included in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Profile of Mood States-Short Form 2nd Edition (POMS2-SF)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36v2)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Kawano

Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University Department of Sports, Health and Well-being, Faculty of Human Health Science

kawano@hbg.ac.jp0828841001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026