Fitness and Daily Function in Adults

This study has been completed.

First Received: July 3, 2001 Last Updated: January 20, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018265

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of aerobic fitness on the ability of able and disabled older adults to perform daily functional activities. Subjects are tested in their oxygen use patterns as they perform a series of functional tasks (such as walking on stairs) and following a 24-week training program focused on improving the ability to perform daily tasks likely requiring aerobic fitness (such as walking on stairs).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Cardiovascular Disease	Behavioral: Task specific endurance training Behavioral: Tai Chi	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Oxygen Kinetics, Mobility Task Performance, and Task Training in Older Adults

Further study details as provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Estimated Enrollment:	140
Study Start Date:	October 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2003

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Both healthy and self-reported mobility-impaired older adults

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00018265

Locations

United States, Michigan
Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

Sponsors and Collaborators

Department of Veterans Affairs

Investigators

Investigator:

Donald Dengel

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	AGCG-003-99S
Study First Received:	July 3, 2001
Last Updated:	January 20, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00018265 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:

Rehabilitation
exercise test
aging

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 04, 2009