Enhancing Physical Function in the Long-term for Older Adults

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss Maintenance

Treatments: Behavioral: Legacy Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04490356

PRO00105630

1P30AG064201-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The intervention being studied is a 12-week nutrition and physical activity intervention, delivered using videoconference technology by registered dietitian clinicians to maintain weight loss and functional gains in older adults who successfully completed a weight loss intervention. The "Legacy Intervention" will include cognitive behavioral strategies (e.g., goal setting, self-monitoring, and social support), and draw upon a toolbox of e-approaches, including daily and weekly text reminders, virtual exercise classes, virtual individual and group nutrition classes, and step tracking device.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participated in a weight loss intervention in the last 9 months and lost ≥ 3% body weight and improved SPPB score by ≥ 1 point or 6MWT by ≥ 50 meters
• Age ≥ 60
• Able to speak and understand spoken and written English.
• Able to record dietary intake and weight

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of unstable or symptomatic life-threatening illness
• Neurological conditions causing functional impairment, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and permanent disability due to stroke
• Inability to complete physical function assessment
• No access to internet connection to participate in the tele-intervention
• Unable or unwilling to use provided tablet to participant in tele-intervention
• History of cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Legacy Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Older adults who have successfully completed a lifestyle intervention (lost at least 3% body weight and increased short physical performance battery (SPPB) score by 1 point or 6-minute walk test (6MWT) by 50 meters) will be enrolled in a tele-nutrition and tele-exercise intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Legacy Intervention