Active Body and Mind Intervention for Older Adults

Well Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Study of Testing the Multilevel Active Body and Mind (ABM) Intervention for Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05233813
• Other study ID #: HUM00158279
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 13, 2019
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2022
• Source: University of Michigan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and acceptability of wearable activity trackers with self-regulatory techniques for promoting physical activity (PA) in older adults. In addition, this study aimed to investigate the impact of a multicomponent PA intervention on life satisfaction, happiness, eudaimonic well-being, and depressive symptoms, reflecting different dimensions of psychological well-being, in older adults.

Description:

Fifty-nine participants living in retirement communities were voluntarily assigned to a 12-week multi-component PA intervention program or an attention control group. Participants in the intervention group were asked to take three 45-min supervised group exercise lessons per week and wear wearable activity trackers during the weekdays for 12 weeks. Four components of psychological well-being were assessed at baseline and the end of the intervention including life satisfaction, happiness, eudaimonic well-being, and depressive symptoms. The intervention effect on each component of psychological well-being was analyzed using linear mixed models after controlling for potential confounders. Participants' experiences of using the wearable activity tracker were assessed after the 12-week intervention through an 8-item questionnaire and individual interviews

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 59
• Est. completion date: December 6, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 6, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 65 or older,
• able to speak and read English fluently
• able to walk for 10 feet without human assistance

Exclusion Criteria:

• conditions preventing them from doing exercises

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Well Aging

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Active Body and Mind
The intervention group attended three 45-min group exercise lessons per week and wore a Fitbit activity tracker during the weekdays for 12 weeks combined with weekly feedback and personalized activity goals.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Michigan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Baseline Depression	Depression was measured using the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory on a 4-point Likert scale. The level of depressive symptoms was reflected by summing the responses of the ten items, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depressive symptoms.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Primary	Baseline Happiness	Happiness was measured using the 4-item Subjective Happiness Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The mean score of all items was calculated to indicate the level of happiness with higher scores indicating greater happiness.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Primary	Baseline Life Satisfaction	Life satisfaction was measured using the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The sum of all items provides a composite score, with higher scores representing higher levels of life satisfaction.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Primary	Baseline Eudaimonic Well-Being	Eudaimonic well-being was assessed using the 18-item Psychological Well-Being Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. An overall score was computed by averaging the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of eudaimonic well-being.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Primary	Posttest Depression	Depression was measured using the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory on a 4-point Likert scale. The level of depressive symptoms was reflected by summing the responses of the ten items, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depressive symptoms.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Primary	Posttest Happiness	Happiness was measured using the 4-item Subjective Happiness Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The mean score of all items was calculated to indicate the level of happiness with higher scores indicating greater happiness.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Primary	Posttest Life Satisfaction	Life satisfaction was measured using the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The sum of all items provides a composite score, with higher scores representing higher levels of life satisfaction.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Primary	Posttest Eudaimonic Well-Being	Eudaimonic well-being was assessed using the 18-item Psychological Well-Being Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. An overall score was computed by averaging the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of eudaimonic well-being.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)