Implementation of a Minimal Equipment Exercise Intervention in Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Minimal-equipment progressive resistance training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dementia. Basic parameters: from 55 years · 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
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The aim for this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a 16-week minimal-equipment progressive resistance training program compared to usual care, in improving functional outcomes among older adults with dementia in Singapore. Participants will: * receive either minimal-equipment progressive resistance training or continue with usual care * perform physical and cognitive function tests at three time-points
Interventions
- Other Minimal-equipment progressive resistance training
The intervention consists of resistance training exercises that target major upper and lower body muscle groups with the use of portable equipment such as resistance bands and wrist/ankle weights. The exercise dosage will be progressively increased across the 16 weeks to achieve training adaptations. The exercise programme will be conducted three times per week, with each session lasting approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in handgrip strength [Time frame: Baseline, Mid-intervention (Week 9), Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in five times sit-to-stand test [Time frame: Baseline, Mid-intervention (Week 9), Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in 30-seconds sit-to-stand test [Time frame: Baseline, Mid-intervention (Week 9), Post-intervention (Week 17)]
Secondary outcome measures (10)
- Change in Time Up and Go test [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in Short Physical Performance Battery test [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in gait speed test [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in functional reach test [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in calf circumference [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in mid-upper-arm circumference [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in Mini-Mental State Examination [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in Trail Making Test [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Change in EQ-5D-5L proxy index score [Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (Week 17)]
- Fall incidence [Time frame: Post-intervention (Week 17)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 55 years or older
- Community-dwelling
- Formal medical diagnosis of dementia of any cause
Exclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of neurological and/or myopathic disorders
- Severe audio-visual impairment
- Severe mobility impairment that affects study participation
- Not suitable to participate in exercise intervention as deemed by a nursing staff or allied health professional
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07119502 · GERI1640