HealthySteps: Exercise for Older Adults With Mobility Limitation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mobility Limitation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Aerobic Walking; Behavioral: Stretching and Relaxation; Behavioral: Timing and Coordination

• Registration Number: NCT01740505
• Lead Sponsor: Simon Fraser University

Brief Summary

This study will compare three different exercise programs in older adults who report difficulty walking and will determine if the programs improve walking.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2012-12-04
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2015-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women who live in the lower mainland (greater Vancouver) area of British Columbia
• Aged 65 years or older
• Living independently in their own home
• Report mobility limitation, defined as any difficulty walking one-quarter mile (about 2-3 blocks) outside on level ground or climbing one flight of stairs (about 10 steps) without resting because of a health or physical problem

Exclusion Criteria

• Have a current medical condition for which exercise is contraindicated
• Have participated in an exercise intervention study in the past 6 months
• Do not have adequate cognitive function to provide informed consent and participate fully in the study
• Do not speak and understand English fluently

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Aerobic Walking	Aerobic Walking	-
Stretching and Relaxation	Stretching and Relaxation	-
Timing and Coordination	Timing and Coordination	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
physical function	12 weeks	assessed by standing balance, gait speed, and chair stands
daily activity	12 weeks	assessed by accelerometry and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly
life-space mobility	12 weeks	assessed by life-space mobility questionnaire
endurance	12 weeks	assessed by the long-distance corridor walk
energy cost of walking	12 weeks	assessed by oxygen consumption during treadmill and overground walking
fatigue and fatigability	12 weeks	assessed by questionnaire, rated perceived exertion during walking, and decrements in walking performance over time.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
daily activity	24 weeks	assessed by accelerometry and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly
fatigue and fatigability	24 weeks	assessed by questionnaire, rated perceived exertion during walking, and decrements in walking performance over time
energy cost of walking	24 weeks	assessed by oxygen consumption during treadmill and overground walking
life-space mobility	24 weeks	assessed by the life-space mobility questionnaire
endurance	24 weeks	assessed by the long-distance corridor walk
physical function	24 weeks	assessed by standing balance, gait speed, and chair stands

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute; 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada