Strength on Wheels: A Meal Delivery and Exercise Intervention for Homebound Older Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Frailty
• Interventions: Behavioral: Meals only; Behavioral: Meals plus exercise

• Registration Number: NCT04087343
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement a home-based exercise program, administered through Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Meals on Wheels (MOWGH), and evaluate its effects on frailty status and nutritional markers in homebound older adults.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-12
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-10
• Study Completion: 2020-01-10
• Results First Submitted: 2021-06-09
• Results First Submitted QC: 2021-06-09
• Results First Posted: 2021-07-01
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

• enrolled in UT-Health Harris Health House Call Program (HCP)
• Frail or pre frail by FFP
• medically stable

Exclusion Criteria

• robust by FFP
• Mini-Cog score <3 and/or are unable to follow instructions
• pre-diagnosed terminal illness
• unable to ambulate,and/or are unable to use their upper extremities

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Meals only	Meals only	-
Meals plus exercise	Meals plus exercise	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall Frailty Status as Assessed by the Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) Screening Test.	12 weeks after study initiation	The FFP defines frailty as having 3 or more characteristics of unintentional weight loss, fatigue, decreased physical activity, weakness, and slowness.Those who have 1 or 2 characteristics are considered pre frail, while those who have no characteristics are robust.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Levels of Serum Folate	12 weeks from baseline
Levels of Vitamin B12	12 weeks from baseline
Levels of Vitamin 25-OHD	12 weeks from baseline
Levels of Methylmalonic Acid (MMA)	12 weeks from baseline
Levels of Plasma Vitamin C	12 weeks from baseline
Levels of Homocysteine (HCy)	12 weeks from baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States