FitSkills: a community-university partnership to increase exercise participation among youth with disability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Disability; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000766314
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-05-24
• Study Completion: 2020-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 163

Inclusion Criteria

Youth with disability (including physical, intellectual, sensory disabilities) will be eligible for inclusion in the trial if: (1) they are 13-30 years, (2) can follow simple verbal instructions in English (as indicated by the Index of Social Competence) and (3) are medically fit to take part in a high intensity exercise program as determined by their responses to the Adult Pre-exercise Screening tool. If their responses to this questionnaire indicate a potential problem then they will be asked to get a medical clearance certificate to participate from their medical practitioner.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they: (1) participated in a high-intensity exercise program within 3 months prior to the trial; (2) have an acute or concurrent medical condition rendering them unfit to take part (e.g. severe cardiac conditions, severe osteoarthritis, uncontrolled epilepsy); or (3) have a significant behavioural problem that would impact on participation (e.g. resistive behaviour or severe depression or severe anxiety).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified