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The Effectiveness of Exercise on Reducing the Angle of Kyphosis

NCT04143464 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2020-09-18

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Summary

Thoracic hyperkyphosis, an exaggerated curvature between the first thoracic vertebra body (T1) and the 12th thoracic vertebra body (T12), has a high prevalence among older adults. The cross-sectional study conducted by the Principal Investigator found 72% of older adults in the Chinese community have thoracic hyperkyphosis.

Thoracic kyphosis has been found having negative effects on self-image, physical function, respiratory function, pain, balance, and gait performance. Treatment options of thoracic hyperkyphosis included surgery, peptides injection, menopausal hormone therapy, bracing, traditional Chinese medicine therapies, and exercise.

The previous studies reported that different types of exercise such as strength training, pilates, yoga, and corrective exercise were effective in reducing the thoracic hyperkyphosis. However, the previous studies either excluded older adults who have exercise habits or lack of information about participants' daily activity levels. Besides, all the group spine exercise interventions in previous studies were delivered by professional trainers or physical therapists in the form of face-to-face exercise classes.

The current RCT will be conducted to provide kyphosis-specific exercise in the form of short video and face to face exercise classes as the intervention to Chinese older adults with thoracic hyperkyphosis. The RCT can test the effects of such kyphosis-specific exercise intervention on the angle of kyphosis, physical performance, pain, and self-image among Chinese older adults with thoracic hyperkyphosis. The investigator hypotheses that older adults receive kyphosis-specific exercise intervention (video and exercise class) have reduced the angle of kyphosis. And older adults receive kyphosis-specific exercise intervention (video and exercise class) have decreased pain, better self-image, and improved overall physical performance.

Conditions

  • Kyphosis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Kyphosis-specific exercise class and kyphosis-specific exercise videos

The kyphosis-specific exercise is based on the protocol published by Katzman and team in 2016. It includes warm-up, back muscle strength training, spine mobility training, spine alignment training, and stretching. The class will last around 60 minutes. The exercise videos have the same content as the kyphosis-specific exercise class. The participants are asked to practice everyday at home following the videos.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Weiying Li, Mphil · PhD student, School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong

  • Yong Dai · Supervisor Nurse, Public Health Department, Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-01
Primary Completion
2022-03-01
Completion
2022-09-01

Countries

  • China
  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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