Taiwan Health Promotion Intervention Study for Elders

Objectives: 1-year multidomain health promotion on prevention of physical and cognitive decline for community-living older people.

Design:

Methods: Randomized controlled trial

Setting:

Five cities(Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, I-Lan) in Taiwan Participants: age 65 or older community-dwelling prefrail or frail adults Intervention: 1-year multidomain health promotion (physical, cognitive, nutritional intervention)

Measurements:

Primary outcome includes frailty status and cognitive performance. Secondary outcomes include depressive symptoms, nutrition assessment, and functional capacity; All the variables were measured at 0, 6, 12 months. The effect of intervention was investigated by intention-to-treat analysis.

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Key information

Conditions

Frail Elderly Syndrome Cognition Disorders Cognitive Decline Cognitive Dysfunction Cognitive Impairment Mental Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Eligibility criteria includes: community-dwelling older people aged 65 or older, and those with confirmed diagnosis of dementia or dependent on activities of daily living were excluded.

Primary outcome includes frailty status measured by CHS frailty score. general and sub-domain cognitive performance measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Secondary outcomes include depressive symptoms, nutrition assessment, and functional capacity; which were evaluated by 5-item Geriatric Depression scale(GDS-5), Mini-nutrition Assessment(MNA), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) individually.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Prefrail or frail community-dwelling people

Exclusion criteria

Institutionalized or ADL dependent
Diagnosed dementia
Limited life expectancy

Treatment and study plan

Multidomain intervention

Behavioral

1-year multidomain health promotion (physical, cognitive, nutritional intervention)

Active Control

Behavioral

Health promotion activities provided by local health bureau.

Primary outcomes

Change from baseline frailty score at 12 months

Time frame: 12 months

Measured by Cardiovascular Health Study(CHS) definition

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Other Gov

Registry information

Acronym: THISCE

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Feb 17, 2017
Registry last updated: Feb 17, 2017

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