Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults. Up to forty participants will be recruited to participate in a music-based light-to-moderate intensity group exercise program for 20 weeks (30 - 40 min/day, up to 6 days/week), which is designed for older adults with or without functional limitations to exercise with chairs for the improvement of aerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength, and balance control at a gradually increasing pace. During the exercise sessions, participants will be trained to move in time with music playlists in synchronous tempos. Primary outcomes are cognitive performance, mobility, and health-related quality of life measured before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes are adherence to the exercise program as a potential mediator of the treatment.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro are conducting a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults. Up to forty participants will be recruited to participate in a music-based light-to-moderate intensity group exercise program for 20 weeks (30 - 40 min/day, up to 6 days/week), which is designed for older adults with or without functional limitations to exercise with chairs for the improvement of aerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength, and balance control at a gradually increasing pace. During the exercise sessions, participants will be trained to move in time with music playlists in synchronous tempos. Primary outcomes are cognitive performance, mobility, and health-related quality of life measured before and after the intervention. Secondary outcomes are adherence to the exercise program as a potential mediator of the treatment. The research team aims to determine whether (1) a music-based light-to-moderate intensity group exercise intervention beneficially impacts mobility, cognitive function, and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults; (2) the treatment effect is mediated by adherence to physical activity; and (3) the treatment effect is moderated by cognitive impairment or functional limitations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
18
Participants will be asked to join a music-based group exercise program for 24 weeks (up to 6 days/week, 30 - 45 min/day), which is designed for older adults with functional limitations to safely exercise on a chair or in a supported standing posture for the improvement of aerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength, and balance control at a gradually increasing pace in synchrony with music.
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Change of fall risks
Participants' fall risks will be measured by Timed Up \& Go Test
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
Change of walking endurance
Participants' gait and walking endurance will be measured by 6-Minute Walk Test
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
Change of balance control
Participants' balance control will be measured by 4-Stage Balance Test
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
Change of lower body strength
Participants' lower body strength will be measured by 30-second Chair Stand Test
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
Change of cognitive function
Participants' cognitive function will be measured through Montreal Cognitive Assessment , Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention test, and Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test.
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
Change of health-related quality of life
EuroQol Health Questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline and change from baseline at month 5
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