Live Long Walk Strong (LLWS) Rehabilitation Program: What Features Improve Mobility Skills

VA Office of Research and Development

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Mobility Limitation

Treatments

Other: Live Long Walk Strong rehabilitation program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04026503

E3095-R

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being performed to evaluate the efficacy of the Live Long Walk Strong rehabilitation program in Veterans 50 years and older. This study will also examine the features of the program that contribute to improved gait speed.

Full description

Due to COVID-19, currently completed a virtual version of the LLWS intervention study.

The investigators are currently recruiting for the original study design in-person.

This study is a 4 year phase II randomized clinical trial study design. This study will provide important information about the mechanisms that contribute to meaningful improvement in mobility, the benefits of a novel mode of physical therapy care, and the duration of treatment effect.

Enrollment

151 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Veteran
Aged 50 and older
Community dwelling
Ability to speak and understand English
Usual gait speed 0.5 m/s- 1.0 m/s Activity modifications and access to telehealth rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

Presence of a terminal disease
A major medical problem, unstable chronic condition, or psychiatric disorder that interferes with safe and successful testing and training
Myocardial infarction or major surgery in previous 3 months
Planned major surgery
Baseline short physical performance battery score less than 4
Use of a walker
Modified mini mental status examination score less than or equal to 77
Presence of a significant disease specific impairment such as:
- peripheral neurologic impairment
- orthopedic impairment
- visual impairment