Targeting Functional Fitness, Hearing and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Hearing Loss. Walk, Talk and Listen for Your Life, A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 66
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- functional fitness
研究概览
简要总结
This study examines the effect of an exercise and health education/auditory rehabilitation and socialization intervention on functional fitness, hearing handicap and psychosocial distress measures in older adults with hearing loss.
详细描述
Hearing loss is associated with functional fitness declines and increased risk for isolation, dementia, depression, falls, hospitalization and premature mortality. No studies have determined the effect of an exercise intervention on these measures in older adults with hearing loss.
After baseline assessment of function fitness and several psychosocial measures, 60 older adults with hearing loss will be randomized into a 10 week exercise, health education, socialization and auditory rehabilitation program or auditory rehabilitation alone. The exercise program consists of 3/4 of an hour strengthening and resistance training followed by 30 minutes of group walking. The educational session content is determined by participants and is interactive and may include such topics as wills and probate, diabetes treatment, healthy exercise etc. The 3/4 of an hour auditory rehabilitation sessions are modified from an online program and will include interactive sessions on education about hearing and hearing devices/technologies, psychosocial support and enhancing communication skills.
At the end of the 10 week intervention the assessments of functional fitness and psychosocial measures will be repeated. The group that was randomized to the auditory rehabilitation alone will then be offered the exercise program.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 90 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Gender: Male and female
- •Age limits:
- •Minimum age: 65 years of age
- •Maximum age: 90 years of age.
- •Self-reported diagnosis of hearing loss
- •Must be independently ambulatory (no use of cane, walker or wheelchair)
- •Less than150 minutes per week of self-reported physical activity
- •Healthy enough to participate in the intervention without exacerbating any existing symptomatology
- •Not having participated in any organized exercise program for at least 6 months
- •Availability and willingness to attend at least 80% of the 10 week intervention sessions in addition to baseline and final assessments. -Be English speaking and able to sign written informed consent
- •A Hearing Handicap In the Elderly-25 questionnaire score of 25 > 17
排除标准
- •Depression
研究组 & 干预措施
Auditory rehabilitation alone
auditory rehabilitation alone
1 hour of group auditory rehabilitation once a week for 10 weeks
干预措施: auditory rehabilitation alone (Other)
Intervention
Exercise + health education + auditory rehabilitation 10 weeks of exercise, interactive health education, socialization and auditory rehabilitation program
干预措施: Exercise + health education+ auditory rehabilitation (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
functional fitness
时间窗: 3 months
Gait speed (6 minute walk test: distance in meters walked in 6 minutes)
次要结局
- Psychosocial outcomes(3 months)
- Project evaluation(3 months)
- Physical and behaviour measures(3 months)
研究者
Charlotte Jones
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia