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The LIFE Study: Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders, Pilot

NCT00116194 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 424

Last updated 2010-03-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to gather preliminary data that will determine the feasibility of conducting a Phase III, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) that will provide definite evidence in the use of physical exercise to prevent mobility disability in older persons.

Conditions

  • Physically Challenged
  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Marco Pahor, MD · Professor and Chair, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, Director Institute on Aging, University of Florida

  • Jack Guralnik, MD, PhD · Acting Chief, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2006-01-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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