Fitness and Daily Function in Adults

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Task specific endurance training; Behavioral: Tai Chi

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00018265

AGCG-003-99S

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of aerobic fitness on the ability of able and disabled older adults to perform daily functional activities. Subjects are tested in their oxygen use patterns as they perform a series of functional tasks (such as walking on stairs) and following a 24-week training program focused on improving the ability to perform daily tasks likely requiring aerobic fitness (such as walking on stairs).

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Both healthy and self-reported mobility-impaired older adults

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind