Benefits of Cycling Wheelchair Training for Elderly With Physical Disability

Taichung Veterans General Hospital41 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the feasibility of cycling wheelchair training as an exercise for elderly disabled patients, and to determine its effects on cognition, quality of life, aerobic capacity and physiological markers. We measure SF-12. Other outcome measures included the Mini-Mental State Examination, Aero bike workload test, resting blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), and heart rate.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Aged; Disable; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Wheelchair

Interventions

Cycling wheelchairDEVICE

Apply the mechanical principle of pedaling on a bicycle to a conventional wheelchair

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. age \>65 years old 2. with a functional ambulation category scale (FAC) level 4 or below 3. muscle strength of both lower limbs was \>3 as the , or the muscle strength of one lower limb was 4 or above, as rated by the Medical Research Council Scale (MRC). Exclusion Criteria: 1. hospitalized for acute medical problems within the past 3 months 2. having cardiopulmonary disease that could cause exercise hazards 3. unable to perform repetitive pedaling exercise due to diseases of the lower limbs 4. with pressure ulcers around hip area 5. with impaired cognitive function that did not allow completion of our questionnaires.

Locations (1)

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SF-12

Quality of life

Time frame: one month

MMSE questionnaire

Cognitive function

Time frame: one month

Cycling ergometer

Aerobic capacity

Time frame: one month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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