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Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Our pilot study has demonstrated improvements in health outcomes through participation in a new sport, light volleyball (LVB), among older adults. In response to the promising results of the LVB pilot study and the priority of allocating resources to the prevention of age-related fitness...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002186 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-019-0151-7 |
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author | Leung, Ka Man Chung, Pak-Kwong Chan, Aileen W. K. Ransdell, Lynda Siu, Parco Ming Fai Sun, Ping Yang, Jinjin Chen, Tie Cheng |
author_facet | Leung, Ka Man Chung, Pak-Kwong Chan, Aileen W. K. Ransdell, Lynda Siu, Parco Ming Fai Sun, Ping Yang, Jinjin Chen, Tie Cheng |
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description | BACKGROUND: Our pilot study has demonstrated improvements in health outcomes through participation in a new sport, light volleyball (LVB), among older adults. In response to the promising results of the LVB pilot study and the priority of allocating resources to the prevention of age-related fitness degradation by the Hong Kong (HKG) government, the present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a LVB intervention on physical and psychological health attributes among older adults at a larger scale in HKG. METHODS/DESIGN: This study will apply both quantitative and qualitative methods with a large sample (approximately 315 participants). We will adopt a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to further evaluate the effectiveness of a LVB intervention on health outcomes against a comparison group, Tai Chi (TC), and a control group (C). Older adults will be eligible to join the intervention if they are (a) aged 65 years and above; (b) living in the community independently; (c) absent of diagnosed cognitive impairment; (d) not regular participants in a structured PA program for two years preceding the study; and (e) able to achieve a passing score on the Timed-up-and-go test (TUG) and Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT). About 315 participants will be randomly assigned into 3 groups in 1:1:1 ratio. LVB group participants will receive 16-week LVB program; TC group will utilize a simplified 24-form Yang Style TC, and C group participants will be instructed to maintain their normal daily activity and join regular non-exercise social gatherings. Measurements will be collected before and after the intervention, and 6 months and 12 months after completion of the intervention. DISCUSSION: This intervention, if effective, will enhance older adult’s physical and psychological health, and provide the data and evidence to support policymaking in relation to future PA promotion for older adults. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR1900026657. |
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spelling | pubmed-69860032020-01-30 Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Leung, Ka Man Chung, Pak-Kwong Chan, Aileen W. K. Ransdell, Lynda Siu, Parco Ming Fai Sun, Ping Yang, Jinjin Chen, Tie Cheng BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil Study Protocol BACKGROUND: Our pilot study has demonstrated improvements in health outcomes through participation in a new sport, light volleyball (LVB), among older adults. In response to the promising results of the LVB pilot study and the priority of allocating resources to the prevention of age-related fitness degradation by the Hong Kong (HKG) government, the present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a LVB intervention on physical and psychological health attributes among older adults at a larger scale in HKG. METHODS/DESIGN: This study will apply both quantitative and qualitative methods with a large sample (approximately 315 participants). We will adopt a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to further evaluate the effectiveness of a LVB intervention on health outcomes against a comparison group, Tai Chi (TC), and a control group (C). Older adults will be eligible to join the intervention if they are (a) aged 65 years and above; (b) living in the community independently; (c) absent of diagnosed cognitive impairment; (d) not regular participants in a structured PA program for two years preceding the study; and (e) able to achieve a passing score on the Timed-up-and-go test (TUG) and Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT). About 315 participants will be randomly assigned into 3 groups in 1:1:1 ratio. LVB group participants will receive 16-week LVB program; TC group will utilize a simplified 24-form Yang Style TC, and C group participants will be instructed to maintain their normal daily activity and join regular non-exercise social gatherings. Measurements will be collected before and after the intervention, and 6 months and 12 months after completion of the intervention. DISCUSSION: This intervention, if effective, will enhance older adult’s physical and psychological health, and provide the data and evidence to support policymaking in relation to future PA promotion for older adults. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR1900026657. BioMed Central 2020-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6986003/ /pubmed/32002186 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-019-0151-7 Text en © The Author(s). 2020 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Study Protocol Leung, Ka Man Chung, Pak-Kwong Chan, Aileen W. K. Ransdell, Lynda Siu, Parco Ming Fai Sun, Ping Yang, Jinjin Chen, Tie Cheng Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title | Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title_full | Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title_fullStr | Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title_short | Promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in Hong Kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
title_sort | promoting healthy ageing through light volleyball intervention in hong kong: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial |
topic | Study Protocol |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002186 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13102-019-0151-7 |
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