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Ving Tsun Martial Exercise for Older Adults

NCT03318289 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-10-23

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Summary

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a Ving Tsun (VT) reactive balance training programme on reactive balance control, muscle strength, balance confidence and falls in community-dwelling older adults.

Hypothesis: The VT group subjects will have improved post-training reactive balance control, muscle strength, balance confidence and fall incidence outcomes than the active controls.

Design and subjects: In this prospective, randomised, single-blinded controlled trial, approximately 114 healthy seniors (55-70 years old) will be randomly assigned to either the VT group (n\~57) or control group (n\~57). Interventions: Subjects in the VT group will receive VT reactive balance training (3 hours/week) for 3 months, whereas subjects in the control group will receive no VT training but will jog 3 hours/week during the intervention period.

Study instruments and outcomes: Primary outcome measures: reactive balance control, as indicated by lower extremity muscle activation onset latency; hip and ankle strategies and centre of pressure movements will be measured by electromyography, electrogoniometry and a force platform, respectively. Secondary outcome measures: knee muscle strength, balance confidence and fall history will be assessed by an isokinetic dynamometer, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (Chinese) and interviews, respectively (pre-, post- and follow-up measurements).

Data analysis: Data will be analysed using repeated-measures analysis of (co)variance followed by post-hoc tests, as appropriate (alpha = 0.05).

Conditions

  • Old Age; Atrophy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ving Tsun

The VT training regimen is designed to improve reactive balance control, lower extremity muscle strength and balance confidence in the elderly. It comprises 9 VT sticking-hand drills that must be practised with a partner. Participants will be trained to respond rapidly to upper body perturbations and to maintain body balance. Those joined the VT training group will attend a one-hour supervised VT training session at an elderly community centre 2 times per week for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shirley Fong, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-01
Primary Completion
2020-10-09
Completion
2020-10-09

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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