Fitness and Daily Function in Adults

Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Oxygen Kinetics, Mobility Task Performance, and Task Training in Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00018265
• Other study ID #: AGCG-003-99S
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: July 3, 2001
• Last updated: January 20, 2009
• Start date: October 1999
• Est. completion date: September 2003

Study information

• Verified date: December 2004
• Source: VA Office of Research and Development
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: September 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older
• Eligibility: Both healthy and self-reported mobility-impaired older adults

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Task specific endurance training

• Tai Chi

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Ann Arbor Healthcare System	Ann Arbor	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VA Office of Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,