Validation the Effectiveness of Graded Training in the MultiComponent Physical Exercise Program (Vivifrail) Among Senile Care Center Residents: A Randomized Controlled Study

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT06975449

China Medical University Hospital80 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Vivifrail multicomponent physical exercise program among elderly residents with different levels of frailty in long-term care centers. A 12-week intervention will be conducted in randomly assigned experimental and control groups. Outcomes include physical performance, fall risk, grip strength, calf circumference, and ICOPE function.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Frailty Physical Inactivity Aging

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥70, resident in LTC center, ambulatory, physician-cleared for training Exclusion Criteria: * Conditions listed in Vivifrail exclusion criteria (e.g., acute MI, unstable angina, recent fractures, uncontrolled hypertension, etc.)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SPPB Score change at Weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

Time frame: SPPB Score change at Weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

Fall risk assessment (TUG, gait speed, number of falls) at Weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

Time frame: Fall risk assessment (TUG, gait speed, number of falls) at Weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

Secondary Outcomes

ICOPE function assessment at Weeks 0, 12, 24

Time frame: ICOPE function assessment at Weeks 0, 12, 24

Grip strength (hand dynamometer) at Weeks 0, 12, 24

Time frame: Grip strength (hand dynamometer) at Weeks 0, 12, 24