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Promoting Physical Activity in the Over 65s

NCT00726531 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2010-07-08

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Summary

The aim of the project is to evaluate the delivery, impact and cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme (FaME); compared to a home based exercise programme (OEP) supported by similarly aged mentors; compared with usual care for primary care patients.

Primary Objective:

1. To determine the effect on continuation of exercise of two evidence based exercise programmes designed for older people, compared with usual care i.e. with no special interventions to promote physical activity.

Secondary Objective:
2. To determine the health benefits of the programmes to patients starting at various levels of physical activity, particularly the effects on physical and psychological status, health status and quality adjusted life years (QALYs).
3. To estimate the costs of the exercise interventions and to assess the cost-effectiveness of community group exercise, and home-supported exercise compared with usual care.
4. To determine the acceptability of the programmes, adherence rates, enabling factors and barriers to future implementation.
5. To determine participants' perceptions of the value of exercise, and the predictors of continued exercise.

Conditions

  • Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Otago Exercise Programme

Home based exercise programme (OEP) This exercise programme consists of a 30 minute programme of leg muscle strengthening and balance retraining exercises progressing in difficulty to be performed at home at least three times per week, and a walking plan to be undertaken at least two times per week for 24 weeks. . Trained peer mentors will contact and visit the patients at their home to start the exercise programme with them and will follow-up with up to three more home visits / exercise sessions as the participants require

BEHAVIORAL

Fame

Community based exercise programme (FaME) FaME includes and extends the OEP. It will comprise one hour PSI delivered group exercise class in a local community centre for a maximum of 15 participants, and two 30 minute home exercise sessions (based on the extended OEP) per week for 24 weeks. Participants will also be advised to walk at least twice per week for up to 30 minutes at a moderate pace.

OTHER

Treatment As Usual

Treatment as usual by the general practitioner

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nottingham

    collaborator OTHER

  • University College, London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Denise Kendrick, PhD · University of Nottingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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