HealthySteps: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Improve Walking Energetics, Fatigue, and Activity in Older Adults With Mobility Limitation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 72
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- physical function
研究概览
简要总结
This study will compare three different exercise programs in older adults who report difficulty walking and will determine if the programs improve walking.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •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
研究组 & 干预措施
Stretching and Relaxation
干预措施: Stretching and Relaxation (Behavioral)
Aerobic Walking
干预措施: Aerobic Walking (Behavioral)
Timing and Coordination
干预措施: Timing and Coordination (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
physical function
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by standing balance, gait speed, and chair stands
daily activity
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by accelerometry and the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly
life-space mobility
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by life-space mobility questionnaire
endurance
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by the long-distance corridor walk
energy cost of walking
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by oxygen consumption during treadmill and overground walking
fatigue and fatigability
时间窗: 12 weeks
assessed by questionnaire, rated perceived exertion during walking, and decrements in walking performance over time.
次要结局
- daily activity(24 weeks)
- fatigue and fatigability(24 weeks)
- energy cost of walking(24 weeks)
- life-space mobility(24 weeks)
- endurance(24 weeks)
- physical function(24 weeks)
研究者
Dawn C. Mackey
Assistant Professor
Simon Fraser University