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Chair-bound Exergaming in Pre-frail/ Frail Older Adults in Nursing Home

ConditionFrailty in Older Adults
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorHong Kong Metropolitan University

About this trial

This pilot randomized controlled trial is designed to investigate the effectiveness of chair-bound exergaming on improving physical and cognitive function in pre-frail/ frail nursing home residents

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

older adults aged 60 years or older living in the nursing homes;

pre-frail or frail according to the Fried Frailty Phenotypes;

ability to understand and execute instructions; and

ability to sit unassisted on a chair or in a wheelchair.

Disqualifiers

no controlled medical diagnosed of severe cardiometabolic, respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders;

any conditions that hinder the participation of intervention and assessment; and

being involved in any other clinical trials.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exergaming

    Behavioral

    This intervention will last 12 weeks. Frail/ pre-frail participants will engage in supervised chair-bound exergaming.

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Wait-list ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: ExergamingExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

upper extremity endurance

upper extremity endurance measured by arm curl test

Time frame
T0: baseline
2

upper extremity endurance

upper extremity endurance measured by arm curl test

Time frame
T1: 6 week
3

upper extremity endurance

upper extremity endurance measured by arm curl test

Time frame
T2: immediately (1 week) after intervention
4

enjoyment

enjoyment of physical activity measured by Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES)

Time frame
T0: baseline

Secondary outcomes

1

upper extremity strength

upper extremity strength measured by handheld dynamometer

Time frame
T0: baseline
2

upper extremity strength

upper extremity strength measured by handheld dynamometer

Time frame
T1: 6 week
3

upper extremity strength

upper extremity strength measured by handheld dynamometer

Time frame
T2: immediately (1 week) after intervention
4

lung capacity

lung capacity measured by peak flow meter

Time frame
T0: baseline

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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