Muscling-up against disability in older adults with home care packages - Implementing an evidence-based progressive resistance training service model of care.

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Sarcopenia; Depression; Anxiety; Disability; Dementia; General health service utilisation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001153505
• Lead Sponsor: Mr. Kevin Rouse, CEO The Chermside & District Senior Citizens Centre Inc

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Community-dwelling older adults with home support or home care packages.
- >/= 65 years
- Mobile with or without aid
- Able to follow instructions
- Able to commit to the 24 week training period
- No history of resistance training in the past 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

- Assistance from greater than 1 person transfer in standing
- Reablement or Restorative Commonwealth Home Support package
- Advanced falls risk
- Terminal/palliative status with less than 12 months to live
- Pacemaker
- Medication or disease with exercise contraindications
- No consent (GP or substitute-decision maker)
- Projected move into a residential aged care facility (RACF)
- Difficult to work with as a consequence of behavioural issues

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified