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Vitality Acupunch Exercise Program for Older Adults With Sarcopenia

NCT04535336 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2021-04-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project was aimed to test the effects of a six-month VA program on the muscle mass, muscle strength, and quality of sleep of institutional older adults with sarcopenia.

Conditions

  • Muscle Mass
  • Muscle Strength
  • Sleep Quality

Interventions

OTHER

Vitality acupunch (VA) exercise program

The VA had 3 phases and took 40 minutes to complete.

OTHER

Control

Participants maintained their daily activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kaohsiung Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kuei-Min Chen, PhD · Kaohsiung Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-02
Primary Completion
2021-04-09
Completion
2021-04-09

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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