The Effects of Healthy Beat Acupunch on Physical Fitness of Thai Older Adults in Residential Homes
ConditionAging
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorKaohsiung Medical University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Healthy Beat Acupunch Regimen
BehavioralThe 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.
Treatment groups
92 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Healthy Beat Acupunch RegimenExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
Aerobic endurance will be assessed by the 2 minutes step test. Participants will be asked to stand up in a straight position. The assessor marks the middle length between the patella and the pelvic bones at the wall with color tape. Participants raise their knees above the marked height as much as possible within 2 minutes. The score is the number of times the participants raise their knees above the marked height, which will be recorded.
Time frame
pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)2
Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
Aerobic endurance will be assessed by the 2 minutes step test. Participants will be asked to stand up in a straight position. The assessor marks the middle length between the patella and the pelvic bones at the wall with color tape. Participants raise their knees above the marked height as much as possible within 2 minutes. The score is the number of times the participants raise their knees above the marked height, which will be recorded.
Time frame
posttest 1 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 3 months)3
Physical fitness: aerobic endurance
Aerobic endurance will be assessed by the 2 minutes step test. Participants will be asked to stand up in a straight position. The assessor marks the middle length between the patella and the pelvic bones at the wall with color tape. Participants raise their knees above the marked height as much as possible within 2 minutes. The score is the number of times the participants raise their knees above the marked height, which will be recorded.
Time frame
posttest 2 (after receiving the HBA regimen at 6 months)4
Physical fitness: lung capacity
Lung capacity will be assessed by a TruZoneTM Peak Flow Meter. The TruZone will be reset to zero before participants hold the mouth-piece in their mouth. The score is the measurement of a deep breath, which is exhaled forcefully quickly in one out-breath. This will be recorded in liters.
Time frame
pretest (before receiving the HBA regimen)Sponsors and contacts
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