Functional Activity Strength Training (FAST)

Penn State Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Walking, Difficulty

Treatments: Behavioral: Daily exercise intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05697497

STUDY00016054

Details and patient eligibility

About

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).

Full description

This is a 12-week delayed-control randomized trial to answer the following question "Will a digital, brief daily exercise program be feasible, acceptable, and effective among older adults with walking limitations?" Participants who screen eligible will be assigned to one of four conditions, an immediate workout group, an immediate workout group with activity monitor, a delayed workout group or a delayed workout group with activity monitor. Participants will complete a daily 4-minute exercise routine at home and to record their results using an electronic survey. Other outcome measurements will be conducted remotely at baseline, 6, and 12 weeks.

The investigators hypothesize that participants in the AMRAP condition will report significant reductions in functional physical limitations, increased gait speed, and increased physical performance (i.e., increased exercise repetitions) from baseline to 6 weeks compared to those randomized to the delayed-treatment control.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Condition

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Behavioral: Daily exercise intervention

Delayed-Treatment Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

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.