Restoring Central Motor Control Extension
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- Gait, Unsteady
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Strength trainingBehavioral: Endurance trainingBehavioral: Flexibility trainingBehavioral: Physical activity behavioral interventionBehavioral: Task Specific timing and coordination training
- Registration Number
- NCT04302831
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Brief Summary
Motor skill training therapy aims to improve the brain's control of walking and can improve clinic-based measures of walking in older adults. However, it is unknown whether the benefits of motor skill training extend to real world mobility measures. The investigators will test the effects of motor skill training on measures of community mobility of older adults and assess the mechanisms through improved motor control at the level of the brain. These results will inform intervention approaches to maintain community mobility of older adults and prevent disability and institutionalization.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- 65 years of age and older
- Ambulatory without an assistive device or the assistance of another person
- Usual 4 meter gait speed > 0.60 m/s and < 1.2 m/s
- Physician clearance to participate in a moderate intensity exercise program
- Not meeting physical activity recommendations defined as reporting less than 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week in the past month.
Exclusion Criteria
- persistent lower extremity pain that is present on most days of the week
- back pain that is present on most days of the weeks and interferes with walking and - activities of daily living or back pain that increases with walking
- refuse to walk on a treadmill
- plans to move out of the area in the next 5 years
- dyspnea at rest or during activities of daily living or use supplemental oxygen (CHF, COPD)
- any acute illness or medical condition that is not stable according to the approving physician
- resting systolic blood pressure ≥ 200 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg or resting heart rate > 100 or < 40 beats per minute
- diagnosed dementia or cognitive impairment defined as modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) examination <79
- hospitalized in the past 6 months for acute illness or surgery, other than minor surgical procedures
- severe visual impairment f- ixed or fused lower extremity joints such as hip, knee or ankle
- lower extremity strength <3/5 on manual muscle testing
- lower extremity amputation
- progressive movement disorder such as Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Parkinson's disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Standard-plus Strength training The standard-plus arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises plus task specific timing and coordination exercises to improve gait 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard-plus Endurance training The standard-plus arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises plus task specific timing and coordination exercises to improve gait 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard Strength training The standard arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard Physical activity behavioral intervention The standard arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard-plus Flexibility training The standard-plus arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises plus task specific timing and coordination exercises to improve gait 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard-plus Physical activity behavioral intervention The standard-plus arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises plus task specific timing and coordination exercises to improve gait 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard Endurance training The standard arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard Flexibility training The standard arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention. Standard-plus Task Specific timing and coordination training The standard-plus arm consists of strength, endurance and flexibility exercises plus task specific timing and coordination exercises to improve gait 2 times per week for 12 weeks. Will also receive a physical activity behavioral intervention.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in oxygenated hemoglobin at the prefrontal cortex from standing to walking change from baseline to 36 weeks Physiologic measure indicative of usage of the prefrontal cortex during a task recorded by optical imaging (near infrared spectroscopy).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gait speed 12, 24, and 36 weeks Walking speed (m/s) on an uneven surface.
Gait variability 12, 24, and 36 weeks Fluctuations in gait characteristics from step to step while walking on an uneven surface. Physiologic measure of temporal gait characteristics (standard deviation).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Pittsburgh
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States