The Impact of Community Exercise on Social Connectedness and Falls in Older Adults: Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place (LEAP)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fall; Social Isolation

Treatments: Other: Exercise; Other: Health Class

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03624049

Pro51676

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to reduce risk of falls and social isolation in older adults age 50+ through participation in community based health and exercise programs.

Full description

PRIMARY HYPOTHESES: In community-dwelling ambulatory older adults (age ≥50 years) participation in a community-based group program will improve the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) score by four points measured after six to eight participation in the program when compared to the DSSI score prior to participation in the program. This increase will be sustained at 26 week follow-up.

SECONDARY HYPOTHESES: Participants in the community-based group exercise activities will have decreased fall risk when measured after six to eight weeks participation in the program when compared to pre-participation as based on responses to the fall risk questionnaire. Cedars-Sinai patients who participate in the community-based programs will have a decrease in health care utilization (as measured by physician visits, Emergency Department visits, and hospitalizations) in the 26 weeks after program enrollment compared to the 26 weeks prior to program enrollment.

Enrollment: 671 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be cognitively stable and must be 50 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• <50 years
• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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671 participants in 1 patient group

Community Exercise Program

Other group

Description:

Participation in Health Class including: Arthritis Exercise Foundation Exercise Class, Tai Chi for Arthritis, EnhanceFitness Class, or Healthier Living Class.

Treatment:

Other: Health Class

Other: Exercise