Effects of Fun Physical Activity on the Interest to Daily Physical Activity and Sarcopenia of Elderly People

April 7, 2015 updated by: rajabpoor, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Mashhad University Medical of Sciences

In this research, the elderly living in nursing homes were selected in two group control and intervention.

Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Have of a healthy life with minimal complications in this period. Most important issue in improving the health and quality of life of the elderly is maintain their independence in physical activity. World Health Organization (WHO) is believed that, the first indicator of the health of a society is physical activity of the society.

The studies show that sarcopenia leads to a decrease in the function and increase of disability 2/1 male and 3/1 are older women. sarcopenia leads to some perturbation such as, movement disorders, impaired balance, the incidence of inflammatory disease and dementia. In this reserch, the elderly living in nursing homes were selected in two group control and intervention.

Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises.

(including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

63

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age more than 60 year

Exclusion Criteria:

  • absence more than 3 session training

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Fun exercise
effect of fun physical exercise on sarcopenia
Other: Fun exercise
Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc)
Experimental: fun exercise
effect of fun physical exercise on interest in exercise
Other: Fun exercise
Intervention group 3 times a week for 20 minutes during 2 months, fun physical exercises (including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
interest of daily physical activity
Time Frame: one month
including activities carried out with the use of sports equipment such as beach ball, stretch, bird toys, etc that will be measured with Exercise Dependence Scale-21 Manual(EDS)
one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Collaborators

Grudzen, Corita, M.D., MSHS

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mohammad rajabpoor, Msc student, Msc student, Mashhad University Medical of Siences

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 8, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 920788

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