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NCT Number: NCT06205147

Effects of Elastic Band Resistance Exercise on Muscle Strength and Depression in Hospitalized Elderly.

With improved a five-day intensive, low-resistance elastic band exercise program to evaluate its effectiveness in improving total muscle mass, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, self-perceived fear of falling, and depression among hospitalized elderly individuals. This study is a random control trial. Data collection includes elderly patient's total muscle mass, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, self-perceived fear of falling, and depression among hospitalized. The total muscle mass and upper and lower extremity muscle strength will be calculated in kilograms.

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Key information

Conditions

Resistance Exercise Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Functional Decline Muscle Weakness Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

School of Nursing of National Taiwan University

Taipei, Taiwan, 100

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

PIAO-YI CHIOU, doctoral

CONTACT

[email protected]

+886-2-23123456 ext. 88427

About this study

Investigators have designed a five-day intensive, low-resistance elastic band exercise program to evaluate its effectiveness in improving total muscle mass, upper and lower extremity muscle strength, self-perceived fear of falling, and depression among hospitalized elderly individuals.

Investigators will enroll individuals aged 65 hospitalized elderly. participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. The experimental group will undergo a five-day resistance exercise program using elastic bands, with two 20-minute sessions per day (totaling 200 minutes). The program aims to improve muscle mass and strength. Non-invasive instruments will be used to measure muscle mass and strength, and participants will complete self-report questionnaires on fear of fall and geriatric depression.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age of 65 years or older.
  • Anticipated hospital stay exceeding 7 days.
  • Able to follow instructions.
  • Four-limb muscle strength of at least three points, and grip strength measurements with a minimum of 26 kilograms for males and 18 kilograms for females.

Exclusion criteria

  • This includes individuals with cardiovascular diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, poorly controlled arrhythmias, complete atrioventricular block, acute heart failure, acute myocarditis, acute pericarditis, and other cardiac conditions.
  • Poorly controlled hypertension, with systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg or greater than 200 mmHg under medication.
  • Individuals hospitalized due to acute neurological injuries or conditions, such as epilepsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease.
  • Diagnosed with cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease.
  • Those who require long-term ventilator support and are unable to participate in the program.
  • Individuals with impaired consciousness who cannot cooperate.
  • A Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than 12, or inability to correctly answer questions about person, time, place, or follow instructions.

Treatment and study plan

Elastic band

Device

Using the newly patented product, the Muscle Exercise and Falling Prevention Elastic Strap (Patent Certificate No. M585601), the procedure involves securing the elastic strap to a high-back chair to administer elastic band intervention exercises for patients.Guided by continuous contextual action demonstration videos, participants will engage in the elastic band resistance intervention twice a day, each session lasting 20 minutes, over a span of five days. These videos are designed to provide a continuous contextual demonstration, incorporating them within the video itself.

Primary outcomes

  1. total muscle mass and upper and lower extremity muscle strength

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    The changes in muscle mass and muscle strength will be measured before and after the intervention,The total muscle mass and upper and lower extremity muscle strength will be calculated in kilograms.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Short Falls Efficacy Scale International Short FES

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    We will use the scale to measure changes in concerns about falling before and after the intervention.

Other outcomes

  1. Geriatric Depression Scale, GDS 15.

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) will be employed to measure changes in depressive symptoms among the elderly before and after the intervention.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

PIAO-YI CHIOU, doctoral

CONTACT

[email protected]

+886-2-23123456 ext. 88427

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Elastic Band Resistance Exercise on Muscle Strength and Depression in Hospitalized Elderly Patients.

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 12, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 24, 2025

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