Elderly Exercise
Conditions
Brief summary
The number of elderly has been increasing in recent decades. Current studies focused on the risk factors of poor physical performance, poor daily activity performance, and even disability in the elderly. We planned to evaluate the physical performance of elderly dwelling in the community and designed a multimodal exercise program which can improve physical performance, prevent disability and promote quality of life.
Interventions
warm-up, strengthening exercise, aerobic exercise, cool-down
Sponsors
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
intervention group: receive multimodal exercise program for half year control group: participate community activity
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* \>= 65 year old
Exclusion criteria
* cognitive impairment and poor understanding for orders * the elderly has medical problems that the elderly can't perform exercise
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gait speed | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | measure gait speed as usual |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level (mild, moderate, maximal) of daily activity | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | Use pedometer |
| Zipper test | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | use for evaluation of flexibility |
| Sit and reach test | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | use for evaluation of flexibility |
| Biceps strength | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | Times of biceps curls within 30 seconds |
| Strength of lower limbs | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | Times of sit and stand test within 30 seconds |
| Muscle mass | change between two time points (baseline, 6 months later) | Measure by body composition study |
| Timed up and go test | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | measure the time spent for standing up, walking for 3 meter, turning around, going back and sitting down |
| Endurance | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | 6 minutes walking test |
| Range of motion of knee | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | measure by goniometer |
| Pain, stiffness, physical function of knee | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index) questionnaire is used for evaluation of pain, stiffness, physical function of patients with knee osteoarthritis. It includes 5 questions for pain, 2 questions for stiffness and 17 questions for physical function. The score of every question is from 0 to 4. The larger the number, the discomfort becomes more servere. We use the difference of change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) to measure the benefit of the exercise. |
| Grip strength | change between two time (baseline, 3 months later) | measure grip strength by Camry EH101 |
| One leg stand test | change between two time points (baseline, 3 months later) | measure the duration when standing on one leg |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed