Status:
COMPLETED
A Randomized-Control Study of Gym Tonic's Community Based Strength Training Intervention.
Lead Sponsor:
PulseSync Pte Ltd
Collaborating Sponsors:
Singapore Institute of Technology
Conditions:
Frailty
Muscle Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Launched in April 2015 , Gym Tonic is the first of its kind cross-border exercise-as-medicine partnership between research institutions, business enterprises and service providers from Singapore and F...
Detailed Description
The RCT is conducted in 3 eldercare community centers. In each center, a group of elderly will be randomly sorted into 2 groups. An intervention group and a control group. The intervention group will...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 65 years and above
- Pre-frail or mildly frail, as measured by the 5 CHS criteria of physical frailty: unintentional weight loss, slowness, weakness, exhaustion, low activity level or FRAIL
- Able to ambulate without personal assistance
- Enrolled into the 3 sites above
Exclusion
- Bedbound
- Terminally ill patients with life expectancy \<12 months
- Significant cognitive impairment
- Major depression
- Wear pacemaker
- Severe audiovisual impairment
- Any progressive, degenerative neurologic disease
- Participating in other interventional studies
- Unavailable to participate for the full duration of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 10 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
318 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04661618
Start Date
October 10 2018
End Date
October 15 2019
Last Update
December 10 2020
Active Locations (1)
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PulseSync
Singapore, Singapore, 339511