Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities

• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04481438
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 81
• Locations: 10
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 12
• Patients Per Site: 8.1
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Frailty; Exercise	Other: Acupunch Exercises	N/A

Detailed Description

Frailty is a complex elderly problem and a precursor of functional degradation in elder adults. The cause of frailty is multifactorial. Regular exercise intervension could improve frailty condition and general functional fitness. The acupunch exercise program was developed based on Jing-Luo theory of tranditional Chinese Medicine. The aim of this study will to test the effects of acupunch exercises on the frail older adults in long-term care facilities.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 81 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Other
• Official Title: Effects of Acupunch Exercises on the Frail Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 24, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Mar 24, 2021
• Actual Study Completion Date: Mar 24, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: exercise group exercise group will receive acupunch exercise	Other: Acupunch Exercises; The acupunch exercise program was developed based on Jing-Luo theory of tranditional Chinese Medicine. The experiment group will receive Acupunch exercise for 40 minute sessions, 3 times a week, for 24 weeks
No Intervention: control group control group will maintain the regular activities of their original daily lives

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. handgrip strength [24 weeks]

   handgrip strength measured by the Digital Handgrip Dynamometer (in kilograms)

2. upper limb muscle endurance [24 weeks]

   upper limb muscle endurance measured by the Arm Curl Test in times per 30 seconds

3. lower limb muscle endurance [24 weeks]

   lower limb muscle endurance measured by the Chair-to-Stand Test in times per 30 seconds

4. lung function [24 weeks]

   lung function measured by Peak Flow Meter (in liters)

5. upper body flexibility [24 weeks]

   upper body flexibility measured by the Back Scratch Test( in centimeters)

6. forward flexion [24 weeks]

   forward flexion measured by the Chair Sit-and-Reach Test( in centimeters)

7. shoulder joint flexion [24 weeks]

   shoulder joint flexion measured by protractor( in degree)

8. shoulder joint abduction [24 weeks]

   shoulder joint abduction measured by protractor( in degree)

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. frailty status [24 weeks]

   evaluated based on the guidelines of the SOF Research Group

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• frail older adults

• aged 65 and above

• had lived in the long-term care facilities more than 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• dementia patient

• psychiatric patient

• spinal cord injury patient

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Elderly Care Center	Renwu	Kaohsiung City	Taiwan	833
2	Citizens' Home	Yanchao	Kaohsiung City	Taiwan	824
3	Conservation Center	Daliao	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	831
4	Elderly Care Center	Fengshan	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	830
5	Nursing Home	Gangshan	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	820
6	Nursing Home	Sanmin	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	807
7	Nursing Home	Pingtung	Pingtung City	Taiwan	900
8	Nursing Home	Chaozhou	Pingtung	Taiwan	920
9	Nursing Home	Pingtung		Taiwan	900
10	Senior Citizens' Home	Pingtung		Taiwan	900

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Investigators

• Study Chair: Chia-Pei Chou, MD, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Chia-Pei Chou, Medical doctor, Family Medicine Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04481438
• Other Study ID Numbers: 201900696B0
• First Posted: Jul 22, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Oct 8, 2021
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2021

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Chia-Pei Chou, Medical doctor, Family Medicine Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: Acupunch exercises; Frailty; long-term care facilities
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Frailty

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 8, 2021