To Motivate Elderly to Move

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatric Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Regulatory frame: prevention; Behavioral: Regulatory frame: promotion; Behavioral: Regulatory frame: not implied

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02780037

S58680

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the short- and long-term-effects of different repeated frames in which an exercise program is offered on behavior (i.e., frequency of exercise) and motivation (i.e., autonomous/controlled) in older people (65+). The frames are manipulated experimentally as either prevention focused (e.g., to prevent worse health), promotion focused (e.g., to gain better health) or neutral (control condition).

Enrollment: 111 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• severe mental/physical problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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111 participants in 3 patient groups

Prevention

Experimental group

Description:

Regulatory frame: prevention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Regulatory frame: prevention

Promotion

Experimental group

Description:

Regulatory frame: promotion

Treatment:

Behavioral: Regulatory frame: promotion

Neutral

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Regulatory frame: not implied

Treatment:

Behavioral: Regulatory frame: not implied