Home-based Exercise Via a Telecommunications System
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Purpose
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 3 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label |
| Official Title: | Home-based Exercise Via a Telecommunications System |
- Muscle strength and physical performance [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Durability of benefits [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 398 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2003 |
| Study Completion Date: | November 2009 |
| Primary Completion Date: | April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| 1 | Device: Telecommunications system |
Detailed Description:
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
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 65 years
- Ability to use a telephone without assistance
Exclusion Criteria:
- Angina pectoris
- Myocardial infarction
- Ventricular dysrhythmia currently receiving therapy
- Systolic blood pressure 165 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure 100 mm Hg
Contacts and Locations| United States, Massachusetts | |
| VA Boston Health Care System | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130 | |
| Principal Investigator: | David William Sparrow, DSc | VA Boston Health Care System |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Sparrow, David - Principal Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00248781 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | E2777R |
| Study First Received: | November 2, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | November 13, 2009 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
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Activities of daily living Aging Exercise Weight lifting |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013