Enhancing Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Recent Retirees

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise; Retirement; Aging
• Interventions: Device: Polar Loop 2 activity tracker

• Registration Number: NCT03320746
• Lead Sponsor: University of Turku

Brief Summary

The purpose of REACT project is to provide cost-effective way to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary time among older adults. This is done by examining the efficacy of activity tracker based intervention on wake-time physical activity, sedentary time, sleep and other health outcomes among recent retirees. REACT study will be the first randomized physical activity trial targeted to time window right after retirement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-25
• Study Start: 2018-02-06
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-01
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 231

Inclusion Criteria

• actual retirement date between Jan 2017 and Dec 2018
• maximum of 12 months from the actual retirement
• capable of doing exercise (able to walk 500 m continuously)
• basic knowledge on how to use computer and Internet access at home

Exclusion Criteria

• current post-operative state or upcoming surgery within the next 6 months
• malign cancer or recent myocardial infraction

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Activity trackers	Polar Loop 2 activity tracker	The participants were requested to wear a commercial wrist-worn activity tracker (Polar Loop 2, Polar, Kempele, Finland) every day and night for 12 months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in wake time physical activity	Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.	Accelerometer based measurement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in wake time sedentary activity	Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.	Accelerometer based measurement
Change in activity locations	Baseline to 12 months	GPS-tracking provides data of the latitude, longitude, and time, i.e. when and where an individual is located.
Change in sleep duration and quality	Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.	Accelerometer based measurement
Change in metabolic profile	Baseline to 12 months	Fasting blood sample: lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides), fasting plasma glucose, HbA1C, and CRP; blood pressure: systolic and diastolic blood pressure; body composition: fat mass, fat free mass, body weight, waist circumference

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Turku /Department of Public Health; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland