Clinical trial NCT05266573: Exercise for Adults With Limited Mobility
Official title: Effects of a Community Based, Task-Oriented Exercise Program on Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Limited Mobility: A 6-month Longitudinal Cohort Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mobility Limitation
Fall
Lead sponsor: Youngstown State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-03-04
Enrollment: 38
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured and progressive task-oriented, community based exercise program for older adults who have limitations in mobility and examine whether improvements in mobility and quality of life would be seen following completion at 6 months.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Limitations in mobility as evidenced by 6 Minute Walk Test score of \< 499 meters
* Motivation to participate in an exercise program

Exclusion Criteria:

* unable to follow commands
* unstable cardiac status
* greater than minimal assist for mobility

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in 6 Minute Walk Test
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Activities Balance Confidence Scale
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
measure: Change in Short Form 36
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
measure: Change in Gait Speed
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Youngstown
country: United States
facility: Youngstown State University
state: Ohio
Study officials:
affiliation: Youngstown State University
name: Nancy Landgraff, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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