Study to verify the effectiveness of locomotion training

UMIN ID: UMIN000055631

Registered date:26/09/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Community-dwelling older adults
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/09/27
• Target sample size: 30
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Locomotion training will be carried out every day for 12 weeks. The frequency for one-legged standing is 1 set per minute for both legs, 3 sets per day. For squats, 1 set is 5-6 times, 3 sets per day.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: After 12 weeks of intervention (locomotion training), the locomotive syndrome risk test (stand-up test, two-step test, and 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale) will be evaluated.
• Secondary Outcome: Frailty (Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old-Old), muscle strength (grip strength, ability to open a polyethylene terephthalate bottle cap), basic attributes (height, weight, BMI, age, sex)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 60years-old
• Age maximum: 95years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Persons with motor dysfunction who cannot perform locomotion training, persons suspected of having dementia.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: International University of Health and Welfare
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science