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Generations on the Move (GIB-Study): Intergenerational Exercise and Health Promotion

NCT03739385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 117

Last updated 2020-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

During the past century, major demographic changes have occurred in Europe which primarily affect the older age groups. According to the Swiss federal office of statistics, the number of senior citizens has tripled (from 5.8% to 18.0%) while the number of young adults (younger than 20 years old) has decreased from 40.7% to 20.1%. There is evidence that with increasing age, physical activity and fitness level decreases. Additionally to lower physical activity, natural aging results in a decrease of muscle strength and a modulation of afferent and efferent reflex pathways due to a slowing down of neuromuscular performance. As a consequence, there are multiple consequences on general health, disease and injury rates in the older population such as a higher risk of sustaining fall injuries. An intergenerational approach combining balance and strength promotion appears to possess great potential for fall-prevention, for satisfying physical, social and behavioral need of children and seniors as well as reducing health care costs due to increased inactivity in both age groups. No studies have examined the effects of intergenerational exercise and health programs.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise Intervention

The training interventions of all three groups (intergenerational group, peer group seniors, peer group children) will occur under professional supervision twice a week lasting over a 25-week period with training sessions lasting 45 minutes each. Control groups (control group seniors, control group children) receive no intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Basel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Oliver Faude, PD. Dr. · Department of Sport, Exercise, and Health, University of Basel

  • Henner Hanssen, Prof. Dr. · Department of Sport, Exercise, and Health, University of Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-10
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2020-11-03

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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