Physical Activity to Improve Physical Function in a Community-Based Health Ministry

NCT04203030 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ORA18122105
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to test if a program with physical activity and learning about movement (including goal setting, benefits of physical activity, and how to increase physical activity gradually) helps people to become more active and to move better. The physical activity program involves specific exercises done in a group setting, and the education part will involve learning about different ways to move to make everyday activities easier. The program will last 16 weeks. This program will take place in a large fellowship area of a partner church through an established community-based participatory research partnership in Chicago, IL.

Conditions

Aging; Mobility Limitation

Keywords

aging; physical function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical Function

  Change in Short Physical Performance Battery score Scale ranges from 0-12 (integers only) with higher scores indicating better function.

  16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Physical Activity (Objective)

  16 weeks

• Physical Activity (Self-Reported)

  16 weeks

• Acceptability of intervention:

  16 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Physical Activity

EXPERIMENTAL

16 week physical activity intervention

Behavioral: Physical Activity

Interventions

Physical Activity BEHAVIORAL

Participants will meet in a weekly group session to discuss a topic related to physical activity and physical function and participate in group-based physical activity. Participants will also have instructions to participate in physical activity outside of the weekly sessions, incrementally increasing their total physical activity over the intervention period.

Physical Activity

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 40 or older
• Not currently participating in another formal exercise program and perform less than 150 minutes per week of exercise
• Ambulatory, defined as able to get out of a chair and walk without assistance aside from using a straight cane.
• Have any difficulty: Walking ¼ mile, (about 2-3 blocks) OR Walking up 10 steps without resting
• Speak English
• Safe to begin an exercise program (determined using the Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) Tool. Physician clearance may be needed based upon EASY Screening recommendations

You may not qualify if:

• Severe cognitive impairment, defined as five or more errors on the Short-Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
• Plans to move out of the geographic area during the study period
• Plans to have major surgery within the study period Anticipate having major schedule changes that would interfere with ability to participate in the program.
• Inability to get to intervention location on a weekly basis
• Unwilling to commit to a weekly, approximately 90 minute program for 16 weeks.
• Contraindications to exercise determined using the EASY/healthcare follow-up.
• Self-reported
• Heart disease
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Pacemaker
• Stroke within past 12 months
• Severe chronic lung disease (emphysema or COPD)
• Recent healing or unhealed fractures in the past 6 months
• Heart failure
• Chronic kidney disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rush University Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2019
• First Posted: December 18, 2019
• Study Start: December 16, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 4, 2020
• Study Completion: September 4, 2020
• Last Updated: March 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)