Relationships Between Exercise and Emotion Regulation on Physical Activity in Frail Older Adults

NCT03514160 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: G00004606
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Frailty in older adults is a consequence of physical inactivity, which leads to poor physical function, disability and poor health outcomes. Nearly 60% of older adults report inactivity. Emotion regulation strategies have affective, cognitive and social consequences. Positive emotions are significantly associated with a higher ability to perform activities of daily living. There is a gap in the understanding of how exercise influences the selection of emotion regulation strategies (avoidant vs. adaptive) in frail older adults. The investigators propose to examine the interactions between regular exercise, selection of emotional regulation strategies, and daily physical activity in frail sedentary older adults.

Conditions

Mobility Limitation; Sedentary Lifestyle; Older Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Seven-day free living physical activity

  Number of steps per day were objectively measured with an activity monitor worn for a seven-day period

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group exercise training at a community site. Exercises included supervised upper and lower-body strength and balance exercises twice per week. Hand-made, weighted bars were used for resistance props and balance. The exercises included: chair squats; standing single leg hip abduction; hip extension; balance heal-to-toe walking; seated hip adduction and knee extension; wall push-ups; bent-over rows; shoulder press; elbow flexion and extension).

Behavioral: Group exercise

Attention-Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Attendance to community site usual activities offered to older adults. Participants in this group were offered the exercise routine after completing the 12-week study.

Interventions

Group exercise BEHAVIORAL

Group exercise based on the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.

Group exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Community-dwelling older adults 60+ years of age
• Men and women
• Frail older adults with impaired mobility (gait speed \< 0.8 m/sec)
• Sedentary older adults

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to give consent
• Unable to exercise
• Unable to travel to the community site
• Unstable chronic conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northeastern University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, MD, PhD

  Professor and Chair

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomization to group exercise or an attention-control group for 12 weeks (2:1 ratio). Group exercise sessions took place once per week at a community center.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2017
• First Posted: May 2, 2018
• Study Start: April 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2016
• Last Updated: May 2, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)