The Effects of Healthy Beat Acupunch on Physical Fitness of Thai Older Adults in Residential Homes

Обзор

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of the first three months of instructor-led HBA regimen on physical fitness (aerobic endurance, lung capacity, upper body flexibility, lower body flexibility, handgrip strength, upper body strength, and lower body strength) between the HBA intervention and control groups, to test the effects of another three months of DVD-led HBA regimen followed by the three months of instructor-led on physical fitness between the HBA intervention and control groups and to test the changes at three and six months of the HBA regimen in comparison to the baseline of the physical fitness in the HBA intervention group.

Подробное описание

After the researcher meet the potential participants regarding the inclusion criteria, the researcher will inform purpose of study, human subjects protection, and termination in this study. Once participants receive all information and need to participate in this study, the researcher will ask permission participants to sign in their names in the informed consent and participant information sheet. If participants cannot sign their names, a thumbprint will be used instead of signatures. Therefore, the consent form will be completed by signatures or thumbprints.

This study will conduct in group exercise. The intervention group will receive the HBA program, 40 min/time, 3 times/week for 6 months. The control group will continue their routine activities of the residential homes.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое Healthy Beat Acupunch Regimen
  The Healthy Beat Acupunch (HBA) regimen, developed by Chen et al. (2017), is based on the Meridian Theory or Jing-Luo Theory. The HBA regimen focuses on body movement with hands swinging, resulting in the natural swinging of fists that hit on acupoints. There are three phases: phase 1 is activating qi and blood; phase 2 is punching meridians; phase 3 is relaxing body and mind.

Первичные конечные точки

• Physical fitness: aerobic endurance [Срок оценки: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)]
• Physical fitness: aerobic endurance [Срок оценки: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)]
• Physical fitness: aerobic endurance [Срок оценки: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)]
• Physical fitness: lung capacity [Срок оценки: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)]
• Physical fitness: lung capacity [Срок оценки: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)]
• Physical fitness: lung capacity [Срок оценки: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)]
• Physical fitness: upper body flexibility [Срок оценки: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)]
• Physical fitness: upper body flexibility [Срок оценки: posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)]
• Physical fitness: upper body flexibility [Срок оценки: posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)]
• Physical fitness: lower body flexibility [Срок оценки: pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Mild to moderate dependence or complete independence as defined by an Activity Daily Living assessment using the Barthel Index (BI Thai version) with a score of 61 or higher
• No cognitive impairment defined by a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ Thai version) a score of ≥ 8
• No experience with the HBA regimen
• Able to communicate in Thai

Критерии исключения

• Older adults whom physicians have advised not to exercise because of medical conditions, severe disease, such as severe cardiopulmonary disease (CVD, COPD), or severe musculoskeletal diseases, and have sensory impairments such as visual and auditory impairments.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Двойное слепое

Основная цель

Организация здравоохранения

Центры проведения

Таиланд · 2 центра

• Ban Bang Khae Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons — Bang Khae
• Watsanawet Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons — Nakhon Luang

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT05825989 · IRB-NS2022/96.2811

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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