Feasibility of the adapted LiFE (aLiFE) intervention – a pilot study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Preventing functional decline in older adultsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN37750605
- Lead Sponsor
- Robert-Bosch Hospital Stuttgart (Germany)
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29970010 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31216533 (added 15/04/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 51
Inclusion Criteria
Community dwelling men and women at age 60 to 70 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to walk 500 meters without aid
2. Cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MOCA =24 points)
3. Existence of severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, or mental disease where exercise is contraindicated
4. Attending organised exercise classes more than twice a week and/or not exercising more than 2 hours on their own each week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Feasibility of aLiFE as defined by:<br> 1. Willingness to participate<br> 2. Adherence<br> 3. Possible harms<br> 4. Acceptability (rating of helpfulness, safety, level of difficulty, and adaptability)<br> 5. Participants’ views on:<br> 5.1. Planning and engaging in aLiFE activities<br> 5.2. The aLiFE manual<br> 5.3. Support from the trainers<br> 5.4. Their ideas for improving the programme (semi-structured interviews)<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Appropriateness of balance scales in the population of young old adults (ceiling effects, reliability)