Strength or Skills? Physical Activity in Residential Care
Completed
- Conditions
- Old ageNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN87177281
- Lead Sponsor
- etherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 224
Inclusion Criteria
Older adults living in long-term care facilities.
1. Aged 65 or older
2. Living in a nursing home or residential care facility
3. Able to walk six meters or more (with or without a walking aid)
4. Able to comprehend the study procedures
5. No medical contraindication for study participation
6. No rapidly progressive or terminal illness
7. Not moving away from the home within the six months intervention period (5 and 6 were evaluated by their general practitioner). Informed consent was obtained from all subjects.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical functioning (fitness, performance, self-rated disability) and well-being (depression, quality of life and vitality)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daily physical activity, constipation, and medical costs