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Feasibility of a Physical Activity Programme for Older Adults in Nursing Homes

NCT03484715 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-04-02

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Summary

Older people living in nursing homes spend the majority of their time inactive. The current study has designed a physical activity intervention for older people living in nursing homes whereby the participants will incorporate more physical activity throughout their daily activities. Each participant's physical activity programme will be tailored to their physical abilities and to a pre-defined goal. The aim of this pilot feasibility study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of this physical activity programme and to examine the preliminary effects of this on physical mobility and health-related quality of life, when compared to a usual care control group.

Conditions

  • Old Age

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity Intervention

A physical activity programme will be developed by the researcher for each participant. Integral to each physical activity programme will be a walking component (i.e. structured and gradual increases in daily walking time) and sit-to-stand exercises (i.e. a specified number of repeated rises from a chair). The rest of the physical activity programme will be tailored around each participant's specific functional goal and will be based on repeating particular functional activities. This programme will take place on 3 days per week in month 1, 4 days per week in month 2 and 3, and 5 days a week in month 4.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Irish Research Council

    collaborator OTHER

  • National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eva Barrett, PhD · National Univeristy of Ireland, Galway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-07-31

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