Clinical trial NCT02527655: The Men on the Move Study
Official title: Shape the Path: Targeting the Health and Mobility of Older Men Through Key Community Partnerships -- The Men on the Move Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Physical Inactivity
Mobility Limitation
Older Men
Lead sponsor: Simon Fraser University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
name: Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
First posted: 2015-08-19
Enrollment: 58
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The Men on the Move Study is a randomized, controlled, feasibility study designed to address the health problem of physical inactivity in older men.

Detailed description: Men on the Move is a randomized, controlled, feasibility study to provide preliminary evidence of feasibility and efficacy for promoting mobility through the uptake of physical activity among men aged 65 years and older who are physically inactive. Specifically, Men on the Move will evaluate the effects of a choice-based physical activity model paired with an active transportation model. The choice-based physical activity model encourages older men to use existing community-based resources to create and implement actions plans for physical activity. It also provides ongoing face-to-face and telephone-based support from trained activity coaches. The active transportation model provides transit passes and active travel planning to promote use of transit and walking to destinations of interest. The feasibility of delivering the intervention will be assessed. Accelerometry and travel diaries will be used to measure the effects of the intervention on physical activity.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. 65 years of age and older;
2. identify as a man;
3. English speaking; and
4. demonstrate readiness for physical activity (by the PAR-Q+ questionnaire or a letter of recommendation from their physician)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. participated in any strength training in the past 3 months;
2. participated in any aerobic exercise class in the past 3 months;
3. live in a nursing home or assisted living facility; or
4. have plans to be out of town for more than 7 days during the 12-week intervention period.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility of participant recruitment and retention
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in physical activity as measured by accelerometry at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in daily steps as measured by accelerometry at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in physical activity as measured by the CHAMPS questionnaire score at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in active transportation as measured by travel diaries at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in mobility as measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in mobility as measured by the Life-Space Assessment score at 12 weeks
timeFrame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Vancouver
country: Canada
facility: Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
state: British Columbia
Study officials:
affiliation: Simon Fraser University
name: Dawn C Mackey, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Heather A McKay, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Simon Fraser University
name: Meghan Winters, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Joanie Sims-Gould, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Christiane Hoppmann, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Alison Phinney, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Karim Khan, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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