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HealthySteps: Exercise for Older Adults With Mobility Limitation

NCT01740505 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2015-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will compare three different exercise programs in older adults who report difficulty walking and will determine if the programs improve walking.

Conditions

  • Mobility Limitation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Timing and Coordination

This intervention is based on progressively difficult stepping and walking patterns that promote the timing and coordination of stepping within the gait cycle. Small-group 60-minute classes twice weekly for 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Walking

Outdoor walking with progressive increases in exercise intensity. Small-group 60-minute classes twice weekly for 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Stretching and Relaxation

Full-body stretching, range-of-motion exercises, and relaxation techniques. No specific gait training. Small-group 60-minute classes twice weekly for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Drummond Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Simon Fraser University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dawn C Mackey, PhD · Simon Fraser University; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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