Frailty
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (12 weeks) Radio-Taiso exercise program 1) Five 60-min face-to-face group sessions with a certified instructor and 2) daily practice in participants'
homes (3 times/day) Nutrition program 1) Distribution of a nutrition leaflet (4 times), 2) recording of a dietary variety score (every day), and 3) telephone nutrition counseling (one day per two
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Tokyo Medical University Japan Radio-Taiso Federation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 65 years or older 2) Frailty or pre-frailty defined by the revised Japanese version of CHS criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Inability to participate in both baseline and follow-up assessments 2) Diagnosed with dementia or prescribed anti-dementia drugs 3) Impaired in basic activities of daily living 4) Not allowed to exercise (except for light-intensity exercise) by the family physician 5) Unstable/severe medical conditions that prevent trial physicians from allowing study participation 6) History of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, or cardiac surgery for the past 3 months, having a terminal illness, or receiving palliative care 7) Practicing the exercises in Radio-Taiso more than 1 day/week for the past month 8) Participating in a specific rehabilitation program 9) Unable to walk more than 10 m independently 10) Participating or will participate in other clinical trials 11) Not having a television at home 12) Difficulty in communicating in Japanese 13) Judged by the principal investigator/trial physicians to be ineligible 14) Cannot give their consent to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A mental component summary score of HR-QoL. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HR-QoL Physical component summary score, role/social component summary score, and eight subscales of HR-QoL Physical parameters Frailty phenotype, agility/dynamic balance, strength, flexibility, aerobic endurance, and posture Psychophysiological parameters Attention, executive function, exercise self-efficacy, and depressive symptoms Biochemical parameters Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Sociological parameters Social network Habitual lifestyle parameters Energy intake, physical activity, and sleep conditions Safety The number of adverse events that occur during the intervention period will be assessed. Adherence Adherence will be assessed by the retention rate during the intervention period and the rate of the practice of the Radio-Taiso exercise program. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYosuke Osuka
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health
Outcome results
None listed