The Functional Fitness MOT test battery for older adults
- Conditions
- Physically inactive, medically stable older adults (60 years+)Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN38950042
- Lead Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Brief Summary
2016 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27324114 protocol 2018 Results article in https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S173481 (added 13/03/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. Aged =60 years
2. Not physically active for at least 30 minutes on five days or more, or for at least 150 minutes (2½ hours) in total in the past week, as indicated by the questions on the Scottish Physical Activity Screening Question
3. Interested in increasing their level of PA (where this is seen as an appropriate goal by the screening physiotherapist)
1. Identification of health risks (contraindications to exercise; e.g. cardiovascular disease) which prevents participation
2. Diagnosis of moderate/severe cognitive impairment, a learning disability, severe mental illness, or the screening physiotherapist believes that any of these impairments/disorders are present
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recruitment and retention rates at the key stages of the study
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Physical activity, assessed by the CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire just before the FFMOT test and 12 weeks later<br> 2. Physical activity, measured by a bespoke post-intervention questionnaire just before the FFMOT test and 12 weeks later<br> 3. People's experiences of the FFMOT test, via focus group discussions 2-4 weeks after the FFMOT test<br> 4. Semi-structured staff interviews<br>