HealthySteps: Exercise for Older Adults With Mobility Limitation

Simon Fraser University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobility Limitation

Treatments: Behavioral: Timing and Coordination; Behavioral: Stretching and Relaxation; Behavioral: Aerobic Walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01740505

DFMG-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare three different exercise programs in older adults who report difficulty walking and will determine if the programs improve walking.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women who live in the lower mainland (greater Vancouver) area of British Columbia
• Aged 65 years or older
• Living independently in their own home
• Report mobility limitation, defined as any difficulty walking one-quarter mile (about 2-3 blocks) outside on level ground or climbing one flight of stairs (about 10 steps) without resting because of a health or physical problem

Exclusion criteria

• Have a current medical condition for which exercise is contraindicated
• Have participated in an exercise intervention study in the past 6 months
• Do not have adequate cognitive function to provide informed consent and participate fully in the study
• Do not speak and understand English fluently

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 3 patient groups

Timing and Coordination

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Timing and Coordination

Aerobic Walking

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic Walking

Stretching and Relaxation

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stretching and Relaxation