Is it feasible to conduct a study to investigate whether the Care to Move (CTM) programme can encourage increased physical activity in older adults living in the community who are receiving low-level home care?
- Conditions
- Physical activity in frail older adultsSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN72605421
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Brief Summary
2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32300730/ (added 13/08/2021) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35615293/ Older adults' perceptions of the intervention (added 12/07/2022) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35299723/ Perceptions of healthcare assistants delivering the intervention (added 12/07/2022) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811148 (added 12/09/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
1. Recipient of low-level home care from a not-for-profit home care company located in Dublin
2. Aged 65 years or older
3. Clinical Frailty Score of 6 or less
4. Has fallen at least once in the last year
5. Receives =5 h of home care a week
6. Independently mobile (with or without a walking aid)
1. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment
2. Any unstable clinical conditions
3. Receiving end of life care
4. Unable to safely follow instructions about exercising, moving or being more physically active
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Retention assessed using number of home care clients who are recruited and who provide data at 8 weeks and 6-month follow-up (retention)<br> 2. Adherence assessed using engagement with CTM and progression over time using care documentation and the weekly calendar at 8 weeks and 6-month follow-up<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method