Encouraging Walking in Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Physical Activity

In brief

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether financial incentives and peer networks delivered through a novel computer platform utilizing a digital pedometer-internet interface can effectively encourage sustained increases in walking among older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01282944

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

92

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-05

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult 65 years of age or older
• Communicates primarily in English
• Personal computer with high-speed internet connection and functional Universal Serial Bus (USB) port
• Able to walk 1/4 mile (i.e., 2 to 3 blocks) without stopping
• Currently engaging in less than 150 minutes moderate intensity exercise \& less than 75 minutes vigorous intensity exercise each week
• No pedometer use in last 30 days
• Planning to stay in area for study duration

You may not qualify if…

• Myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, major cardiovascular surgery, deep venous thrombosis, or pulmonary embolus in the last 6 months
• New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure; severe aortic stenosis; history of cardiac arrest, use of cardiac defibrillator; or severe angina
• Hip fracture, total hip replacement, total knee replacement or spinal surgery in the last 6 months
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Lung disease requiring supplemental oxygen
• Diabetes mellitus requiring insulin therapy
• Severe osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
• End stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis
• Movement disorder (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
• Dementia (e.g., Alzheimers Disease, Lewy-Body Dementia, Multi-Infarct Dementia, Picks Disease, Binswangers Disease, Frontotemporal Dementias, Parkinsons Disease Dementia, Huntingtons Disease, Dementia in HIV/AIDS, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
• Major psychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder)
• Current consumption of ≥ 14 alcoholic drinks per week

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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