FE-SaLiR: Function Improvement Exercise

Summary

As complementary and alternative medicines in both Chinese and Western populations, Wu Qin Xi (the Five Animal Play) and Ba Duan Jin (the Eight Pieces of Brocade) have demonstrated small to medium effects on the improvement of various physical, cognitive, and quality of life measures. The purpose of this proposed study is to develop a culturally tailored, low-cost exercise program, "Function Improvement Exercises for Older Sedentary Community-Dwelling Latino Residents (FE-SaLiR)", to improve physical and cognitive functions and quality of life in older Latino adults in a non-clinical community setting. This will be the first study to combine Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin in non-Chinese population.

The study has three specific aims:

1. Following the community-based participatory research model (CBPR), the research team, community health advocates and senior program participants will co-adapt Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin and co-design the content and delivery form of FE-SaLiR (Phase 1).
2. To conduct a three-arm pragmatic controlled trial to test the feasibility and acceptability of FE-SaLiR in older sedentary community-dwelling Latino residents (Phase 2).
3. To generate the estimates of effect size and retention from the pilot study data that will be used to conduct the power estimation of a large RCT that will compare the effectiveness of FE-SaLiR with other types of exercises in an NIH RO1 grant application.

FE-SaLiR Phase 1 was delivered from August 2019 to November 2019. FE-SaLiR Phase 2 started recruiting participants by invitation in January 2020; the exercise program started in February 2020.

Conditions

• Disability Physical
• Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Modified FE-SaLiR

Participants will attend a 60-minute exercise program (modified Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin) in a non-clinical community setting twice a week and will perform the exercises at home using guided video up to three times a week. Text messages will be sent to remind the participants to do the exercise at home.

BEHAVIORAL

Unmodified Chinese Medicine Exercise

Participants will attend a 60-minute exercise program (Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin published by the General Administration of Sport of China) in a non-clinical community setting twice a week and will be expected to practice exercise at home using guided video up to three times a week. Text messages will be sent to remind the participants to do the exercise at home.

BEHAVIORAL

Active Control

Participants will attend a 60-minute health education program once a week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zenong Yin, PhD · The University of Texas at San Antonio

• Martha Martinez, MSN, RNC · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-01-29

Primary Completion

2020-05-06

Completion

2020-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations