Functional Activity Strength Training

NCT05697497 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00016054
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized trial of 100 older adults with mobility disability, who performed a similar brief daily, resistance training program. The investigators set out to answer the following question "Will a digital, brief daily exercise program be feasible, acceptable, and effective among older adults with walking limitations?" To answer that question, participants were assigned to an intervention or delayed-treatment control group. Intervention participants were assigned to complete two 30-second lower body exercises and two 30-second upper body exercises. Fitness tests were completed remotely three times during the 12-weeks (i.e., at baseline, week 6, week 12).

Conditions

Walking, Difficulty

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• 30-Second Chair Stand

  Leg strength and endurance test - number of chair stand repetitions in 30 seconds

  Baseline

• 30-Second Chair Stand

  Leg strength and endurance test - number of chair stand repetitions in 30 seconds

  6 weeks

• 30-Second Chair Stand

  Leg strength and endurance test - number of chair stand repetitions in 30 seconds

  12 weeks

• Five Time Sit to Stand Test (5TSTS)

  The Five Times Sit to Stand Test measures one aspect of transfer skill. The test provides a method to quantify functional lower extremity strength and/or identify movement strategies a patient uses to complete transitional movements. The score is the amount of time (to the nearest decimal in seconds) it takes a patient to transfer from a seated to a standing position and back to sitting five times.

  Baseline

• Five Time Sit to Stand Test (5TSTS)

  The Five Times Sit to Stand Test measures one aspect of transfer skill. The test provides a method to quantify functional lower extremity strength and/or identify movement strategies a patient uses to complete transitional movements. The score is the amount of time (to the nearest decimal in seconds) it takes a patient to transfer from a seated to a standing position and back to sitting five times.

  6 weeks

• Five Time Sit to Stand Test (5TSTS)

  The Five Times Sit to Stand Test measures one aspect of transfer skill. The test provides a method to quantify functional lower extremity strength and/or identify movement strategies a patient uses to complete transitional movements. The score is the amount of time (to the nearest decimal in seconds) it takes a patient to transfer from a seated to a standing position and back to sitting five times.

  12 weeks

• Single Leg Stance Test (SLS)

  Assessment of static postural and balance control.

  12 weeks

• Functional limitations

  Physical Functioning Questionnaire from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

  12 weeks

• Falls

  Falls over the past 3 months will be assessed using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Walking gait cadence

  10 day period pre and post intervention

• Pain on the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) survey

  12 weeks

• Fatigue on the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) survey

  12 weeks

• Self-Efficay for Physical Activity (SEPA)

  12 weeks

• Percent of sessions attended

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

The exercise intervention consists of a 4 minute daily routine that includes 2 upper body and 2 lower body exercises.

Behavioral: Daily exercise intervention

Delayed-Treatment Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The exercise intervention consists of a 4 minute daily routine that includes 2 upper body and 2 lower body exercises. Participants in the this arm will not start the exercise intervention until the day after the week 12 assessment.

Interventions

Daily exercise intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete four exercises each day, The first two weeks they will be instructed to complete as many repetitions as possible, each day, for 15 seconds and progressing to 30 seconds per exercise after the first two weeks. Participants are asked to increase their goal repetitions by 1 or 2 from their previous best each week. For all exercises with modifications, we will encourage participants to move to the next most difficult modification once they can do 15 repetitions of that exercise.

Intervention Condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 65 and older
• Difficulty with walking
• Providers must provide consent for their patient
• Access to the internet
• Must have a camera on computer, tablet, or smartphone
• Fluent in Egnlish

You may not qualify if:

• Chest pain or a heart condition on the PAR-Q
• Planning to have surgery in the next 3 months
• Cognitive impairment
• Unable to exercise
• Being currently physically active

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and Vice Chair for Research Affairs, Department of Medicine

Model Details: A delayed treatment control group will be used to compare the effects of the intervention to a control group. Both groups will complete their study visits at baseline, week 6, and week 12, with the intervention group starting their exercises immediately after the baseline visit and the delayed treatment control group starting their exercise intervention after their week 12 visit.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2022
• First Posted: January 26, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 6, 2022
• Study Completion: January 6, 2022
• Last Updated: July 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

US (1)