Physical Activity With Social Support Adherence Intervention

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Status of Older Adults
• Interventions: Behavioral: PA+Social Adherence Intervention(PASAI)

• Registration Number: NCT03457064
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

Brief Summary

The study compares two programs to increase physical activity among sedentary old persons. The first is a provision of a free physical activity program tailored to their abilities. The other combines the same free physical activity with an adherence intervention which focuses on social contact with others in the program and on enhancing self-efficacy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-07-01
• Study Completion: 2018-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-20
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-05
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

• Sedentary older adults.
• Residents in congregate housing.

Exclusion Criteria

• Age under 70.
• Not completing an informed consent form.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PA+Social Adherence Intervention(PASAI)	PA+Social Adherence Intervention(PASAI)	PA+Social Adherence Intervention(PASAI) involved a program of physical exercise combined with a social adherence intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change from baseline in the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA).	Baseline and Three Months.	RAPA is an easily administered nine item questionnaire developed to assess physical activity levels among older adults.