The Effects of Low Resistance Training on the Residents in Nursing Homes

October 21, 2014 updated by: Shu-Hui Yeh, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

The Effects of Low Resistance Training Using Elastic Band on Muscle Strength, Flexibility, Quality of Life and Ease of Care in Nursing Home Residents: A Pilot Study

This study will examine the effects of low-resistance elastic band training on muscle strength, flexibility, quality of life and ease of care among the residents in nursing homes.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Regular exercise and dynamic life style can prevent and treat disability, as well as promote mental health and quality of life. In addition to chronic illness, reduced muscle mass and strength as part of aging, affect the daily activities of living of the elderly and their independent lifestyle. In fact, exercise had found positive effects on lower limb weakness of the elderly. Elastic band is a resistance training aid which can be used for different muscle weight training. The research results have been demonstrated elastic band resistance training is safe and effective strategy to apply in the elderly population and to improve physical fitness, and mental functioning. Therefore, this study will examine the effects of low-resistance elastic band training on muscle strength, flexibility, quality of life and ease of care among the nursing home residents. Nursing homes with more than 50 beds that will be recruited in Qingshui and Waipu district Taichung City. Nursing homes will be randomly assigned to the experimental group and the comparison group. Each group has 20 subjects. The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training(30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 10 weeks. Residents in control group will receive regular activity in nursing home. Inclusion criteria for the elderly include: (1) living in nursing home over 3 months; (2) communicating with Mandarin and Taiwanese; (3) being able to sit in a chair or wheelchair; (4) can grip elastic band by hands; (5) no severe cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and mental illness;(6) consciousness intact and their consent to participate in this study. Two structured questionnaires and an assessment checklist of muscle strength, flexibility will be used to collect data at baseline, week 8 and week 12 of exercise. The collected data will be coded and double checked and analyzed by using SPSS Window Release 20.0. The findings of this study can be apply to develop and conduct an effective exercise program through elastic band resistance training to improve residents' strength, flexibility, quality of life and care of ease in Taiwan.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Changhua County, Taiwan
        • Recruiting
        • Division of Core Laboratory; Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
        • Contact:

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • living in nursing home over 3 months
  • communicating with Mandarin and Taiwanese
  • being able to sit in a chair or wheelchair
  • can grip elastic band by hands
  • consciousness intact and their consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders and mental illness

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Residents in control group will receive regular activity in nursing homes.
Experimental: Experimental group
The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training (30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 12 weeks.
Behavioral: Low-resistance elastic band training
The residents in experimental group will receive a low-resistance elastic band training (30 minutes), including warm-up and cold-down period, three times per week for 12 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improve muscle strength
Time Frame: Change from baseline in muscle strength at 3 months
Muscle strength will be assessed using hand-held dynameter at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Change from baseline in muscle strength at 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improve body flexibility
Time Frame: Change from baseline in Body flexibility at 3 months
Body flexibility will be assessed at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Change from baseline in Body flexibility at 3 months
Improve life quality
Time Frame: Change from baseline in life quality at 3 months
Life quality will be assessed by SF-12 questionnaire（Short Form-12 Items Health Survey,SF-12）at 3 different times: (1) baseline data: before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Change from baseline in life quality at 3 months
Improve quality of care
Time Frame: Change from baseline in quality of care at 3 months
Quality of care will be assessed by ease-of-care inventory (Yan、Wu、 Lin and Lin, 2007) at at three different times: (1) baseline data :before low-resistance elastic band training, (2) outcome data: at 8 and 12 weeks post-test.
Change from baseline in quality of care at 3 months
Basic attribute data
Time Frame: Change from baseline in basic attribute data at 3 months
Subjects will fill out questionnaire including blood pressure, pulse, activity, respiration, pain, ADL (Barthel Index), weight, thickness of subcutaneous fat and body mass index (BMI).
Change from baseline in basic attribute data at 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Li-Wei Lin, PhD., Department of Nursing, Hung Kuang University
  • Principal Investigator: Shu-Hui Yeh, PhD., Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital & Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

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

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 21, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 22, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 22, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 21, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1030109

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