Promoting Walking in Older Adults Living in Independent Living Communities in Northern Ireland: A Feasibility Study.

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

Promoting Walking in Older Adults Living in Independent Living Communities in Northern Ireland: A Feasibility Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02596672
• Other study ID #: 15.30
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 2, 2015
• Last updated: September 18, 2017
• Start date: September 2015
• Est. completion date: September 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Queen's University, Belfast
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The multi-level 12 week peer-led walking intervention incorporates aspects from all three levels of the ecological model (with the aim of producing sustained (>6months) physical activity behaviour change in older adults living in independent living communities.

Description:

The proposed study is a cluster randomized controlled feasibility trial of a multi-level peer-led walking intervention. The socio-ecological model and social cognitive theory provides the framework that will help inform and test the feasibility of a multi-level peer-led walking intervention for inactive older adults living in independent living communities in Northern Ireland. The behaviour change techniques identified and extracted from a previous systematic review on the effectiveness of peer-led physical activity interventions helped guide the decision-making process of which behavior change strategies should be included in this study. The logic model helped inform the design and development of the 12 week peer-led walking programme.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 2016
• Est. primary completion date: September 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adults over the age of 60 years recruited from fold housing associations, dependent on site; those receiving nursing care will not be included.

2. Inactive/not regularly walking (less than 30 minutes

3. Have the ability to read, write, understand and speak English.

4. Can walk freely without human assistance (residents will be included they use a walking stick/walking aid.)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. If they have fallen in the last 6 months

2. Have regular nursing assistance/care within the fold

3. Residents with dementia or other cognitive challenges will be excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging
• Health Behaviour
• Physical Activity
• Social Isolation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The friendly walking group
A 12 week peer led walking group for adults and older adults (> 55 years) living in independent living communities in Northern Ireland. Designed to increase physical activity levels of inactive older adults and measure sustained changes in physical behaviour 6 months after the intervention ends.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast	Belfast

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Queen's University, Belfast

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)	Changes from baseline MVPA as assessed by Actigraph accelerometer	Baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months
Secondary	Quality of Life	To explore changes in health-related quality of life, a validated self-reported questionnaire EuroQol-5D will be completed by study participants.	Baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months
Secondary	Self-efficacy	Changes in self-efficacy will be measured using a short version of exercise behaviour self-confidence questionnaire.	Baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months
Secondary	Physical and Mental Health	Changes in other health-related and well-being outcomes will include completing the (7 item) Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being score.	Baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months
Secondary	Social Engagement	Changes in social engagement will be measured using the Lubben social network scale	Baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months