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Promoting Walking in Older Adults Living in Independent Living Communities in Northern Ireland: A Feasibility Study.

NCT02596672 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The multi-level 12 week peer-led walking intervention incorporates aspects from all three levels of the ecological model (with the aim of producing sustained (\>6months) physical activity behaviour change in older adults living in independent living communities.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Aging
  • Health Behaviour
  • Social Isolation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The friendly walking group

A 12 week peer led walking group for adults and older adults (\> 55 years) living in independent living communities in Northern Ireland. Designed to increase physical activity levels of inactive older adults and measure sustained changes in physical behaviour 6 months after the intervention ends.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Queen's University, Belfast

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark A Tully, PhD · Queen's University, Belfast

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-09-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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