Translating 3-Step Workout for Life in a Local Senior Living Community
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Conditions studied: Frail Elderly, Muscle Weakness
In brief
The study evaluates the feasibility of a staff-lead workout program, 3-Step Workout for Life, in a local senior living community. Eligible participants will complete assessments before and after the workout program.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03095534
- Run by
- Indiana University
- People needed
- 17
- Starts
- 2017-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-04-11
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-04-17
Who can join
Age: 60 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Aged 60 years old and above
- Residents of the local study community
- Communicable in English
- Took more than 16 seconds to complete five chair stands with arms crossed at the chest.
- Self-reported difficulty in performing one or more activities of daily living, which must include difficulty in feeding/eating, dressing, grooming/personal hygiene, bathing/showering, using the toilet, or functional mobility/transfer.
You may not qualify if…
- Aged above 90 years old.
- Unwilling to commit to the study program 3 sessions per week for 10 weeks.
- Plan to move away from the current community in 6 months.
- Having three or more errors on a six-item cognitive impairment screener.
- Having any terminal illness, cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic, or cognitive impairments that are contraindications to participating in an exercise program.
- The difficulty of performing activities of daily living is due to neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's), orthopedic conditions (e.g, amputees), or sensory deficits (diabetic palsy, low vision).
- Physician's recommendation of no moderate physical exercise.
- Receiving home health rehabilitation therapy or exercise at moderate intensity for more than twice a week (last more than 20 minutes each time).
Where it is running
- Indiana University (IUPUI Campus) — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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