Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) Exercise Program for Community Older Adults

May 10, 2017 updated by: Kuei-Min Chen, Ph.D., RN., Kaohsiung Medical University

Evaluation of the Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) Exercise Program for the Community Older Adults

This study aimed to test the effects of a 12-month Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Phase I: A cluster randomized controlled trial was used to test the effects of a six-month, instructor-led Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults. Through the use of convenience sampling strategy, eight community care centers with 232 older adults in Kaohsiung were recruited and randomly assigned based on their community care centers to a HBA experimental group or a wait-list control group. Participants in the experimental group received the HBA exercise program led by trained and certified instructors, three times per week, 40 minutes per practice for six months; participants in the wait-list control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted. Phase II: Using the same method as in the phase I, participants from the phase I continued practicing the HBA exercise program, but guided by a DVD, for another six months. The feasibility, compliance, and effectiveness of the DVD-led HBA exercise program on the community-dwelling older adults were tested, and another two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted on the same outcome measurements as in the phase I.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

232

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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 to 100 years (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and over
  • Mandarin or Taiwanese speakers
  • able to stand and walk without assistive devices
  • cognitive alert and able to verbally state their name, address, and answer questions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • participants with severe and acute cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or pulmonary illnesses

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: Healthy Beat Accupunch
The HBA exercise program includes: 1) warm-up: 5 slow and gentle exercises to regulate qi, loosen up the body, and elevate the energy for a safe transition to the next phase, 2) accupunch: 14 low-to-medium speed exercises to punch the 14 meridians to enhance the cardiovascular-respiratory workout, and 3) relaxation: 5 low-speed, muscle relaxing exercises with deep breaths to sooth the body and mind. It is conducted 3 times per week and 40 minutes per practice.
Other: Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program
HBA has three phases and takes 40 minutes to complete.
Active Comparator: Control
The control group maintains daily activities.
Other: Control
Participants maintain their daily acitvities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Perceived health status measured by SF-12 Health Survey
Time Frame: 12 months
measured by SF-12 Health Survey
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep quality measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: 12 months
measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University

Collaborators

National Science Council, Taiwan

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kuei-Min Chen, Ph.D., Kaohsiung Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 12, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 20, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

April 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KMUH-IRB-20140089-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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