Brief Physical Activity Intervention for Older People With Multimorbidity

Physical Inactivity Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Brief Physical Activity Intervention in Older People With Multimorbidity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05287932
• Other study ID #: HLSGT030322
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 9, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: Northumbria University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Physical activity is an important determinant of health and well-being in older people. However, many older people do not achieve recommended physical activity levels and increasing older people's physical activity is challenging. This preliminary study will explore the effects of a brief physical activity intervention on physical activity and physical function in older people with multimorbidity. The findings will be used to inform the design of a subsequent adequately-powered randomised controlled trial.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 16
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged =60 years

• 2 or more chronic conditions

• able to walk outside the home

• able to attend the study visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• living in a residential or nursing home

• housebound

• =3 falls in previous year

• dementia or significant cognitive impairment (unable to follow simple instructions)

• contraindication to increasing physical activity

• unable to read or speak English

• unable to provide consent

• no more than one person per household

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Conditions, Multiple
• Frailty
• Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Old Age; Debility
• Physical Inactivity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Brief physical activity intervention
See arm/group descriptions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Northumbria University	Newcastle

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Northumbria University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Average daily acceleration	Average acceleration from wrist accelerometry	4 weeks
Secondary	Intensity gradient	Intensity gradient from wrist accelerometry	4 weeks
Secondary	Time in MVPA	Average daily time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from wrist accelerometry	4 weeks
Secondary	Steps	Average daily step count	4 weeks
Secondary	Muscle strengthening exercise	Average daily time spent doing muscle strengthening exercise	4 weeks
Secondary	30-second chair rise performance	Number of sit-to-stand movements completed within 30 seconds	4 weeks
Secondary	Handgrip strength	Maximum handgrip strength measured on both hands using a Jamar handgrip dynamometer	4 weeks
Secondary	Timed 8ft up and go performance	Time to complete 8ft up and go test	4 weeks
Secondary	Timed single-leg balance performance	Time able to stand on one limb	4 weeks
Secondary	6-minute walk test performance	Total distance walked during 6-minute corridor walking test	4 weeks