Effect of community-based fitness program for people with chronic disease on health outcomes: randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Arthritis; Chronic Low back pain; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Inflammatory and Immune System - Rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610001035011
• Lead Sponsor: Cranbourne Integrated Health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be clients attending exercise programs at Southern Health’s Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre (Victoria). Participants in this health service-based program may suffer from a range of chronic disease diagnoses.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will be if the potential participant is aged <18 years, has an acute psychiatric impairment or cognitive impairment such that the person is deemed to be unsuitable for participation in group-based exercise programs as determined by health service staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D & Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) instrument[Baseline<br>3-month follow-up (via a telephone administration approach)<br>6-month follow-up (via a face-to-face administration approach)<br>9 month follow up (via telephone administration approach<br>12 month follow up (via a face to face admininistation]