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Implementing Resistance Exercise to Reduce Frailty for Older Adult

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sarcopenia
Interventions
Behavioral: Resistance exercise
Registration Number
NCT02942992
Lead Sponsor
Northwestern University
Brief Summary

To develop an intervention specifically targeted for these clients who have the frailty syndrome. The Investigators propose to develop an exercise intervention that can reduce frailty in older adults to facilitate their ability to age-in-place. The long-term objective of this work is to develop a package of interventions that can be administered within the existing Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver programs. The specific goal of this proposal is to develop a resistance exercise intervention to reduce frailty in older adults receiving long term care services in their home through the Illinois Community Care Program, a HCBS Waiver Program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
126
Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionResistance exerciseIntervention Group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with frailty or pre-frailty as assessed by the SHARE-FI26 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Scores of self-reported overall health as measured by the PROMIS-global health26 weeks
Quadriceps muscle strength as assessed by the 30 second chair rise test26 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern Univiersity Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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