A "Stand Up and Move More" Intervention for Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Sedentary Lifestyle

In brief

The purpose of the expanded study is to examine the effectiveness of a "Stand Up and Move More" intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in older adults from underserved communities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03412084

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

84

Starts

2018-03-14

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-12-16

Who can join

Age: 56 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adults older than 55 yrs of age
• inactive or low active (i.e., less than 60 minutes of physical activity/week)
• residents of Dane, Iowa, Rock or Vilas counties, and
• residing in a home or an apartment.

You may not qualify if…

• low levels of sedentary behavior (less than or equal to 6 hours/day),
• recent hospitalization (i.e., past month),
• uncontrolled medical conditions including: uncontrolled hypertension, heart disease, actively receiving chemotherapy or palliative care for cancer, stage 4 liver disease, end-stage renal or pulmonary disease, severe arthritis or any other orthopedic condition that could be made worse by standing up and moving more;
• inability to stand up without assistance of another person, and
• inability to speak or hear spoken English.

Where it is running

• Kelli Koltyn — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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