Golf Intervention for Healthy Aging Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Gait speed
研究概览
简要总结
Aging is associated with physiological declines that could impair the ability to perform activities of daily living and thus impair the quality of life of older adults. Golf is an activity that challenges the balance, flexibility, and muscular systems of the golfer and could have important implications in addressing the physiological declines associated with aging. Golf also challenges the cognition of golfer and is typically performed in groups of 2-4 people; therefore, it could also have important implications for the cognitive and social health of older adults. This research will investigate the effects of an introductory, therapeutic golf program on the physiological, cognitive, and social well-being of older adults. 25 older adults (60-80 years) will participate in a 10-week introductory golf program specifically designed with older adults in mind. The intervention will be led by Professional Golf Association (PGA) professionals with experience in teaching older adults to golf. In order to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, the functional, physiological, and cognitive abilities of the participants will be evaluated as well as the overall well-being before and after the completion of the golf program. We will also examine the inflammatory response changes associated with the golf program. These adaptations will be evaluated through the use of biomechanical analysis, standardized older adult functional tests, validated surveys and questionnaires, validated cognitive assessments, and analyses of markers of inflammation.
详细描述
Implementing a ten-week introductory golf intervention designed for older adults will allow us to evaluate the usefulness of golf as a means to promote physical activity and well-being across the lifespan. Golf, while studied from a performance perspective, has not been studied as an intervention to promote physical activity and health in older adults. This study will contribute to our knowledge about the feasibility and effectiveness of golf as a means to promote wellness across the lifespan.
1.3 HYPOTHESIS
It is hypothesized that, following the intervention, the older adults will demonstrate improved functional, cognitive, and physiological abilities. It is also hypothesized that the participants will demonstrate improvements in golf skill.
2.0 OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to quantify the changes in functional, cognitive,and physiological abilities following a ten-week introductory golf intervention.
2.1 OBJECTIVE 1: Quantify the changes in the functional, cognitive, and physiological abilities of older adults following a 10-week introductory golf intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •• Older adult: 60-80 years old
- •The ability to stand independently without external support
- •No or minimal previous golf experience
- •Played <1 time in the past 6 months
- •Played ≤3 times in the past 2 years
- •English Speaking
排除标准
- •• Dementia and Alzheimers Disease assessed via the Telephone Memory Impairment Screen [21]
- •Symptomatic cardiovascular disease, active angina, uncontrolled hypertension (SBP>160 or DBP>90, high resting pulse HR>90), symptomatic orthostatic hypotension
- •Unstable asthma, exacerbated COPD
- •Rheumatoid arthritis, unstable ankle, knee, hip, shoulder or wrist joints
- •History of injury or orthopedic operation within the last 6 months
- •Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease or other neurological disorders), stroke, hemiparesis or paraparesis
- •Peripheral neuropathies, severe vision or hearing problems, or metastatic cancer
- •Individuals with vestibular, visual, musculosketelal, orthopedic and/or neurological disorders known to impair balance
研究组 & 干预措施
golf training
10-week golf training program
干预措施: Golf instruction (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Gait speed
时间窗: baseline and after 10 weeks
change in walking speed
次要结局
- Change in Strength(baseline and after 10 weeks)
研究者
George Salem
Associate Professor
University of Southern California