Strength on Wheels: A Meal Delivery and Exercise Intervention for Homebound Older Adults

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frailty

Treatments: Behavioral: Meals only; Behavioral: Meals plus exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04087343

KL2TR003168 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HSC-MS-19-0191

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to implement a home-based exercise program, administered through Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Meals on Wheels (MOWGH), and evaluate its effects on frailty status and nutritional markers in homebound older adults.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• enrolled in UT-Health Harris Health House Call Program (HCP)
• Frail or pre frail by FFP
• medically stable

Exclusion criteria

• robust by FFP
• Mini-Cog score <3 and/or are unable to follow instructions
• pre-diagnosed terminal illness
• unable to ambulate,and/or are unable to use their upper extremities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 2 patient groups

Meals plus exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Meals plus exercise

Meals only

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Meals only