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"Bliib Fit - Mach Mit!" in Residential Care Facilities

No phase Interventional Physical Fitness in Older Adults Exercise Program

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Video-based exercise program, Caregiver-led activation program.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Physical Fitness in Older Adults, Exercise Program. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Switzerland
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Official title

"Bliib Fit - Mach Mit!" in Alters- Und Pflegeinstitutionen

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn, if the video-based exercise program "Bliib fit - mach mit!" can be used to improve physical fitness in older adults living in residential care facilities. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the video-based exercise program improve participants' physical fitness? Does the video-based exercise program improve participants' quality of life, perceived fall risk, self-efficacy and daily physical activity levels? Researchers will compare this exercise program to an optimized standard care activation program (caregiver-led) to see if the video-based program can affect physical fitness in older adults living in residential care facilities. Participants will participate in the exercise or activation program for 12 weeks, four times a week, with each session lasting 20 minutes.

Interventions

  • Other Video-based exercise program
    The video-based exercise program - "Bliib fit -mach mit!" focuses on mobilization, muscle strengthening (focus on lower and upper extremities), coordination, balance, and relaxation. Each participant requires the use of a chair for support and to perform exercises in a seated position, if required. The group sessions are supervised by a care professional or registered activation specialist of the residential care facility.
  • Other Caregiver-led activation program
    The caregiver-led activation program (DESKK- Demenzspezifisches Kurzzeitpflegekonzept) is instructed and carried out by care professionals (e.g., nursing staff) as optimized standard care conducted individually or in groups.

Primary outcome measures

  • Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
  • Grip strength [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
  • 2-Minutes Walking Test [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Health-related quality of life [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
  • Falls Efficacy Scale [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
  • Self-Efficacy [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]
  • Accelerometery [Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention at 12 weeks, long-term follow-up 12 weeks after intervention ends]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent
  • Low to moderate risk of falling
  • Physically and cognitively able to independently carry out exercise instructions (based on referral of clinical staff on site)
  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test score ≥ 20

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to speak or understand German
  • High risk of falling
  • Unstable cardiovascular condition or other health condition, which does not support a safe participation in exercise program (based on referral of clinical staff on site, patient file)
  • Scheduled transfer to another institution within the next 3 months

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Switzerland · 1 center
  • Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences — Sankt Gallen

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06738186 · 2024-01990

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗