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Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome of decreased muscle volume with muscular function decline. There is more tendency for sarcopenic elderly to be frail, disabled, or have cardiovascular disease. Compared to those who are not sarcopenic, they also had worse prognosis in response to treatment for definite diseases, and spend more medical cost.
Exercise appears to have an important role in management of sarcopenia. In the current study, the investigators provide an exercise program, including resistance/balance training for the elderly with sarcopenia or frailty in long-term care institution, and evaluate the effect.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group exercise program by coach | Experimental |
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| Self exercise | Sham Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group exercise program | Behavioral | Patients in experimental group attend group exercise program, instructed by fitness trainer, at long-term care institutions. Frequency: 3 times per week. Type: resistance/flexibility/balance training, including warm-up and cold-down. Duration: 1 hour per time, for 16 weeks. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle strength | grasp strength by dynamometer | after 16-weeks training |
| walk speed | 6-meter walk test | after 16-weeks training |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wen-Chun Tseng | Chang Gung Medical Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Bor-Ay Sweet home | Keelung | 205 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D055948 | Sarcopenia |
| ID | Term |
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| D009133 | Muscular Atrophy |
| D020879 | Neuromuscular Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| Self exercise program | Behavioral | Patients in control group receive oral education for self exercise program, mainly resistance muscle training. Patients are requested to do self-training for 16 weeks. |
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| D001284 | Atrophy |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |