Effects of Exercise Poles on Older Adults During Exercise Walking

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Running Poles on Older Adult Exercise Walking

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00037167
• Other study ID #: R44AR048029
• Secondary ID: NIAMS-071
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: May 16, 2002
• Last updated: April 8, 2009
• Start date: September 2001
• Est. completion date: April 2007

Study information

• Verified date: April 2009
• Source: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study uses a patented type of exercise poles, developed to assist runners rehabilitating from lower body injuries. These poles may offer older adults improved stability, reduced fear of falling, and lessened lower body pain when exercise walking.

Description:

Phase 1 (being concluded as of Feb 2002) used 18 older adults to investigate prototype versions of the running poles. Preliminary results, after 3 months of testing, indicate the poles are safe and effective. Phase 2 will use improved versions of the poles, which are currently in development, with a group of around 125-150 subjects over a longer length of time (12 months). Changes in walking gait quality, balance, strength, body composition, exercise adherence, and subjective perceptions of wellness will be assessed before, during, and after the 12 month exercise session.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: April 2007
• Est. primary completion date: April 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 65-80

• Normal gait

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to walk continuously for 5 minutes

• Contraindication from a personal physician

• Height over 6'2" or weight over 200 lbs (due to limitations of existing pole design)

• Mild to severe cognitive impairment

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging
• Movement Disorders

Intervention

Device:
• Exercise poles

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	School of Physical Education, Biomechanics Lab	Muncie	Indiana

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)	Ball State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,