The Impact of Community Exercise on Social Connectedness and Falls in Older Adults: Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place
- Conditions
- FallSocial Isolation
- Interventions
- Other: ExerciseOther: Health Class
- Registration Number
- NCT03624049
- Lead Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to reduce risk of falls and social isolation in older adults age 50+ through participation in community based health and exercise programs.
- Detailed Description
PRIMARY HYPOTHESES: In community-dwelling ambulatory older adults (age ≥50 years) participation in a community-based group program will improve the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) score by four points measured after six to eight participation in the program when compared to the DSSI score prior to participation in the program. This increase will be sustained at 26 week follow-up.
SECONDARY HYPOTHESES: Participants in the community-based group exercise activities will have decreased fall risk when measured after six to eight weeks participation in the program when compared to pre-participation as based on responses to the fall risk questionnaire. Cedars-Sinai patients who participate in the community-based programs will have a decrease in health care utilization (as measured by physician visits, Emergency Department visits, and hospitalizations) in the 26 weeks after program enrollment compared to the 26 weeks prior to program enrollment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 671
- Must be cognitively stable and must be 50 years or older
- <50 years
- Cognitive impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Community Exercise Program Exercise Participation in Health Class including: Arthritis Exercise Foundation Exercise Class, Tai Chi for Arthritis, EnhanceFitness Class, or Healthier Living Class. Community Exercise Program Health Class Participation in Health Class including: Arthritis Exercise Foundation Exercise Class, Tai Chi for Arthritis, EnhanceFitness Class, or Healthier Living Class.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Social Isolation Change in Duke Social Support Index from baseline will be measured at 8 weeks and 6 months. The Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) is an 11 item questionnaire with a total score between 11 and 33 with higher scores indicating increased social connection and lower scores indicating higher social isolation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of falls with injury in the past 3 months - Reduce Falls Items will be measured at Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months Number of falls with injury in the past 3 months
Number of falls in the past 3 months - Reduce Falls Items will be measured at Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months Number of falls in the past 3 months
Change in Loneliness Items will be measured at Baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months; assessing a change in loneliness from baseline to 8 weeks and 6 months University of California Los Angeles 3 item Loneliness scale is a 3 item questionnaire with a total score between 3 and 9 with higher scores indicating increased loneliness.
Trial Locations
- Locations (9)
Roxbury Park Community Center
🇺🇸Beverly Hills, California, United States
People Coordinated Services- Crenshaw
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Washington Irving Branch Library
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Yvonne B. Burke Senior & Community Center
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Will and Ariel Durant Library
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Virtual recruiting
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Pan Pacific Park
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Poinsettia Park
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
West Hollywood Park Auditorium
🇺🇸West Hollywood, California, United States