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Pole Walking Intervention in Retirement Communities

NCT05388227 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2026-04-29

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Summary

This patient-oriented, multi-site study aims to co-design and test a pole walking program with resident and staff representatives from participating independent living and retirement communities.

The first part of the study (feasibility phase) is a single-group trial designed to answer the main question: Is the pole walking program feasible in these settings? In this phase, all participants will take part in the program.

The second part of the study (pilot phase) is a two-group randomized trial that will assess whether the program helps improve physical activity, physical function, body composition, fear of falling, and health-related quality of life, while also reducing sedentary time (time spent sitting or being inactive) in older adults living in independent living and retirement communities. Communities will be randomly assigned to either start the program right away or join a wait-list control group.

The program will include supervised group sessions held at the participating communities, 2-3 times per week, for 20-60 minutes each session, over a 12-week period. Sessions will take place outdoors when possible, or indoors if the weather is not suitable.

After follow-up assessments are complete, participants in the control group will also be offered the pole walking program at their communities.

Conditions

  • Fall Injury
  • Osteoporotic Fractures

Interventions

OTHER

Pole walking

The intervention will consist of group sessions held at the participating communities, 2-3 times per week, for 20-60 minutes per session, over a 12-week period. Pole walking exercises are tailored for participants and progressive in nature. Sessions will be led by trained peer, staff, or student instructors and conducted outdoors (indoors if weather conditions do not permit).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Saija A Kontulainen, PhD · Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-28
Primary Completion
2025-09-22
Completion
2025-09-22

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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