Hybrid Exercise Program for Older Adults

Last registered on August 25, 2022

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Hybrid Exercise Program for Older Adults
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009959
Initial registration date
August 20, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
August 25, 2022, 2:54 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2019-05-15
End date
2020-01-15
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Three self-adaption sequence exercise program groups, three Chinese traditional exercise program groups, a resistance training group (RT), and a control group (CG) were established for the participants. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the groups using the random number table method. The intervention programs were carried out by four teachers of Tai Chi and four instructors of fitness, and there were a total of six registered nurses present at each training session. We carried out a study of an intervention that lasted for 24 weeks with three times training every week, beginning on June 1 and ending on December 30, 2019. During the course of the trial, participants agreed that they would refrain from engaging in any other kind of physical exercise.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Wang, Ziheng. 2022. "Hybrid Exercise Program for Older Adults." AEA RCT Registry. August 25. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9959-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-06-01
Intervention End Date
2019-12-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Hybrid exercise programs have a better effect on the physical fitness of older adults
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This research was conducted in a double-blind fashion using a randomized controlled trial as its framework. We employed quantitative computed tomography (QCT), to evaluate the impact of various treatment choices on the amount of muscle mass in older individuals diagnosed with sarcopenia both at the beginning of the study and after 24 weeks. In comparison to CT scans, QCT can eliminate measurement errors and correctly assess both muscle and fat mass. As a result, we made use of QCT to determine the relative amounts of muscle and fat in the participants' third lumbar vertebrae.

A self-adaption sequence exercise program group (SAS), a resistance training group (RT), and a control group (CG) were the three intervention groups that we established for the participants. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the groups using the random number table method. The intervention programs were carried out by four teachers of Tai Chi and four instructors of fitness, and there were a total of six registered nurses present at each training session. We carried out a study of an intervention that lasted for 24 weeks with three times training every week, beginning on June 1 and ending on December 30, 2019. During the course of the trial, participants agreed that they would refrain from engaging in any other kind of physical exercise.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
randomization was done in the office by a computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
30 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
300 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
30 individuals for each hybrid exercise programs, 30 individuals for each self-adaption sequence exercise programs, 30 for resistance training program, 30 for control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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