Physical activity facilitation to improve functional ability and independent living in older people at risk of disability: a feasibility study and exploratory pilot randomised controlled trial

niversity of Bristol (UK)0 sites51 target enrollmentOctober 25, 2013

Overview

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 25, 2013

End Date

July 1, 2015

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of Bristol (UK)

•1\. Male and female aged 65 years or older
•2\. Community\-dwelling, including those in warden\-controlled accommodation
•3\. Inactive: undertaking less than 150 minutes of moderate\-to\-vigorous physical activity per week
•4\. Non\-disabled at baseline: able to complete a 4m walk at a speed of 0\.8m/s or greater, without sitting, leaning, using walking aids or another person. This practical assessment is highly predictive (\>90%) of successfully completing the well\-established 400m walk test within 15 minutes
•5\. At risk of subsequent disability: scoring less than 10 out of 12 on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

•1\. Unable to participate in the intervention or unable to complete the outcome assessments due to speech, language, or sensory problems
•2\. Resident in a nursing home
•3\. Plans to move outside of the study area within six months of the screening clinic visit or plans to be away for more than eight consecutive weeks during this period
•4\. Currently participating in exercise\-on\-prescription or a physical rehabilitation programme or study
•5\. A documented or patient\-reported medical condition including but not limited to:
•5\.1\. Severe uncontrolled arthritis, e.g. awaiting joint replacement, that would interfere with the ability to participate in the intervention arm
•5\.2\. Lung disease requiring regular use of corticosteroids or of supplemental oxygen
•5\.3\. Cardiovascular disease, including unstable angina, clinically significant valvular disease, uncontrolled and symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled and symptomatic heart failure, suspected or known dissecting aneurysm
•5\.4\. Past history of cardiac arrest or presence of an implantable cardiac defibrillator
•5\.5\. Neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or rheumatoid disorders that are exacerbated by exercise