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NCT Number: NCT04504786

Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program for Sarcopenia Older Adults

This project was aimed to test the effects of a six-month VA program on the activities of daily living (ADL) and functional fitness of institutional older adults with sarcopenia.

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Key information

Conditions

Activities of Daily Living Functional Fitness

Age range

65 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, 80708, Taiwan

About this study

A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effects of a six-month VA program on ADL and functional fitness (lung capacity, body flexibility, range of the joint's motion, and muscle endurance) of institutional older adults with sarcopenia. Using convenience sampling, 12 long-term care facilities with 114 older adults were recruited, and then cluster-randomized by the facility to a VA experimental or a control group. The experimental group received the VA program led by certified instructors 3 times per week and 40 minutes per session for six months; the control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age ≥ 65 years old
  • have been living in the facility for at least three months
  • intact cognitive function with the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) score ≥ 8
  • hand-grip strength < 28 kg for men and < 18 kg for women
  • calf circumference < 34 cm for men and < 33 cm for women

Exclusion criteria

  • have spinal cord injury
  • have severe cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases
  • have musculoskeletal diseases

Treatment and study plan

Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program

Other

The VA had three phases and took 40 minutes to complete.

Control

Other

Participants maintained their daily activities.

Primary outcomes

  1. Lung capacity

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the TruZoneTM Peak Flow Meter

  2. Upper body flexibility

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the Back Scratch Test

  3. Lower body flexibility

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the Chair Sit-and-Reach Test

  4. Range of joint motion

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the goniometry

  5. Arm muscle endurance

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the Arm Curl Test

  6. Leg muscle endurance

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the Chair-to-Stand Test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Activities of daily living (ADL)

    Time frame: 6 months

    measured by the Barthel Index. The score of "0-20" means totally dependent; "21-60" means heavily dependent; "61-90" means moderately dependent; "91-99" means mildly dependent; "100" indicates total independence in the ADL of a person.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of the Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program on the ADL and Functional Fitness of Sarcopenia Older Adults

Acronym: VA

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 11, 2021

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