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NCT Number: NCT02748499

Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) Exercise Program for Community Older Adults

This study aimed to test the effects of a 12-month Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults.

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Key information

Conditions

Perceived Health Status Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Quality Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

65 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Phase I: A cluster randomized controlled trial was used to test the effects of a six-month, instructor-led Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults. Through the use of convenience sampling strategy, eight community care centers with 232 older adults in Kaohsiung were recruited and randomly assigned based on their community care centers to a HBA experimental group or a wait-list control group. Participants in the experimental group received the HBA exercise program led by trained and certified instructors, three times per week, 40 minutes per practice for six months; participants in the wait-list control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted. Phase II: Using the same method as in the phase I, participants from the phase I continued practicing the HBA exercise program, but guided by a DVD, for another six months. The feasibility, compliance, and effectiveness of the DVD-led HBA exercise program on the community-dwelling older adults were tested, and another two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted on the same outcome measurements as in the phase I.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and over
  • Mandarin or Taiwanese speakers
  • able to stand and walk without assistive devices
  • cognitive alert and able to verbally state their name, address, and answer questions

Exclusion criteria

  • participants with severe and acute cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or pulmonary illnesses

Treatment and study plan

Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program

Other

HBA has three phases and takes 40 minutes to complete.

Control

Other

Participants maintain their daily acitvities.

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived health status measured by SF-12 Health Survey

    Time frame: 12 months

    measured by SF-12 Health Survey

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sleep quality measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    Time frame: 12 months

    measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) Exercise Program for the Community Older Adults

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 22, 2016
Registry last updated
May 12, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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