Improving Mobility in Residential Aged Care

NCT02766738 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2017-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to test which of three exercise programs, previously demonstrated valuable for residential aged care adults, has the greatest benefit for walking speed and the spatiotemporal parameters that define it. The programs to be included are:

1. The GrACE program and
2. The GrACE plus Gait specific training.

Conditions

  • Geriatric Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

GrACE program

to compare with the GrACE + gait programme in RAC, as well as the secondary objective of measuring the programme benefits on gait speed, sit to stand and handgrip strength against the intervention and control group

OTHER

GrACE + gait

to compare with the GrACE programme in RAC, as well as the secondary objective of measuring the programme benefits on gait speed, sit to stand and handgrip strength against the intervention and control group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bond University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Justin Keogh, PhD · Bond University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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