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Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults Using Citizen-science and Modern Technology

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University of Zurich (UZH)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sedentary
Physical Activity
Elderly

Treatments

Behavioral: Physical activity intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02744924
CAPACITY

Details and patient eligibility

About

To develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment.

Full description

The World Health organization recommends that all adults should aim for 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on at least five days of the week. The importance of physical activity for promoting heath is complicated when considering inactive older adults and chronic conditions. A problematic cycle emerges where physical inactivity increases the likelihood for developing chronic conditions, and, in turn, many chronic conditions are associated with symptoms that make physical activity more difficult.

The investigators aim to develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment that considers individual, interpersonal and environmental factors and makes use of a citizen-science approach and modern PA-monitoring devices.

Enrollment

29 patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 60 years or older
  • Living within or <5km from Wetzikon (Zurich area)
  • Understand and speak German
  • Number of repetitions in the 1-min sit-to-stand test below the 75th percentile compared to the Swiss population (age and sex-specific reference values)

Exclusion criteria

  • Symptomatic / unstable cardiovascular disease
  • Cardiac surgery within one year

Trial design

Primary purpose

Other

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

29 participants in 1 patient group

Physical activity intervention
Experimental group
Description:
Participants undergo the community-based physical activity promotion (see Intervention)
Treatment:
Behavioral: Physical activity intervention

Trial contacts and locations

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