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Effects of Exergames and Resistance Training

NCT05920577 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-09-18

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Summary

Frailty is a common geriatric condition with significantly increased vulnerability to stress and susceptibility of negative health-related outcomes. Sacropenia and impaired cognitive function are two major contributors to frailty. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the combined use of exergaming and resistance training in improving the frailty of nursing home residents.

Conditions

  • Frailty
  • Sacropenia
  • Cognition
  • Mood
  • Mobility

Interventions

OTHER

exergames and resistance training

In each session, the participants will receive 40 minutes of combined use of exergaming and resistance training. The participants will practice the exergames using the gaming system Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Japan). The gaming software "Nintendo Switch Sports" will be adopted in which arrays of exergames are available to strengthen both the upper and lower extremity muscle and improve the balance ability of participants. The exergaming programme will consist of both upper (badminton game and tennis game) and lower (soccer game) extremity games. For week 1 and 2, the participants will first practice 1-minute warm up exercise (stretching exercises) and then the 3 exergames. For week 3 to 12, the participants will receive the same warm up exercise and exergames as if week 1 and 2 but there will be an addition of light cuff weight for resistance training.

OTHER

Resistance training

The resistance training programme consists of 2 parts, the upper limb and lower limb resistance exercises. For the upper limb resistance exercises, the participants will first practice 5-minute warm up of upper limb using ergometer and then undergo 2 resistance exercises, including handgrip and elbow flexion. For the lower limb exercise, the participants will also first practice 5-minute warm up of lower limb using ergometer and then undergo 3 resistance exercises, including squatting, single-leg standing and knee extension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-05-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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