Home
Search
Study Topics
Glossary
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsored by: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
---|---|
Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00248781 |
This study is investigating the effects of a home-based resistance exercise program, administered via an interactive telecommunications system, in functionally limited older veterans.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
---|---|---|
Functional Limitation |
Device: Telecommunications system |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Home-Based Exercise Via a Telecommunications System |
Estimated Enrollment: | 398 |
Study Start Date: | September 2003 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
---|---|
1 | Device: Telecommunications system |
Inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle have been shown to accelerate and exaggerate the age-related decline in muscle strength. In this context, a rapid decline in strength among older adults has been linked to physical frailty, falls, functional decline, impaired mobility, and nursing home placement. Substantial evidence now suggests that habitual physical activity is associated with the maintenance of muscle strength and physical function well into the 8th and 9th decades of life. We propose to investigate the effects of a home-based resistance exercise program, administered via an interactive telecommunications system without the participation of health professionals, in functionally limited older veterans. Subjects will be randomized to either the automated exercise group or an attention placebo control group. The exercise group will undergo resistance training at home three times a week for 6 months, guided by the telecommunications system, followed by a 6-month maintenance phase of less frequent interaction with the system. Outcome measurements will include muscle strength and physical performance related to daily activities at 3, 6, and 12 months to determine the efficacy of the intervention and the time course and durability of the effect. The control group will also interact with the telecommunications system once a week for the whole year, but no exercise will be prescribed. If this home-based, automated, interactive exercise program is effective, it will provide a low-cost easily disseminated approach to improving the strength and functional status of older veterans
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: David W Sparrow, DSc | (857) 364-6400 ext 46400 | David.Sparrow@med.va.gov |
United States, Massachusetts | |
VA Boston Health Care System | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130 | |
Contact: David W Sparrow, DSc (857) 364-6400 ext 46400 David.Sparrow@med.va.gov | |
Principal Investigator: David William Sparrow, DSc |
Principal Investigator: | David William Sparrow, DSc | VA Boston Health Care System |
Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs ( Sparrow, David - Principal Investigator ) |
Study ID Numbers: | E2777R |
Study First Received: | November 2, 2005 |
Last Updated: | December 30, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00248781 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Activities of daily living Aging Exercise Weight lifting |
Body Weight |