Middle-aged and older adult women with concerns regarding aging, physical inactivity, decreased physical activity, reduced bone density, decreased immune function, reduced physical function, cognitive decline, impaired posture-related function, and decreased health-related indicators
Conditions
Interventions
Participants who provide informed consent will be randomly allocated to the intervention group or the control group. Participants in the intervention group will perform exercise and health support pro
the programs may be delivered face-to-face, online, on demand, at home, in facilities, or through a combination of these methods. The frequency, duration, and intervention period will be determined ac
Sponsors
Hiroshima University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult women, including middle-aged and older adults Individuals who receive an explanation of the study and provide informed consent to participate Individuals who are able to participate in exercise and health support programs including the BONE program, health checks, physical function assessments, immune function assessments, cognitive function assessments, posture assessments, quality-of-life surveys, lifestyle surveys, subjective assessments, and related evaluations Individuals who are able to participate in interventions or assessments delivered face-to-face, online, on demand, at home, in facilities, or through a combination of these methods Individuals who are able to participate in the study while continuing their usual lifestyle or usual activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who have been prohibited from exercising by a physician or other healthcare professional Individuals who are judged to have difficulty completing the intervention or assessments Individuals with serious disease, acute symptoms, or orthopedic, neurological, or cardiovascular problems that may interfere with exercise participation Individuals who do not provide informed consent to participate in the study Individuals who are judged by the principal investigator or co-investigators to be inappropriate for participation in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes are changes in bone density, immune function, physical function, and comprehensive health-related indicators before and after the intervention. These may include calcaneal indices assessed by quantitative ultrasound, immune indicators such as salivary IgA, lower-limb muscle strength, toe-grip strength, gait speed, posture, cognitive function, and quality of life. Changes in each indicator, between-group differences, and correlations among outcome measures will also be examined. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include physical activity, exercise adherence, lifestyle, subjective health status, psychological indicators, behavioral indicators, cognitive function, posture-related indicators, balance function, flexibility, fall-related risk, free-text responses, satisfaction with the program, sustainability, safety, feasibility, and associations among outcome measures. Other physical, psychological, behavioral, physiological, and social health-related indicators may also be exploratorily collected and analyzed as needed. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShiho Kurosaka
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Outcome results
None listed