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NCT Number: NCT02942992

Implementing Resistance Exercise to Reduce Frailty for Older Adult

To develop an intervention specifically targeted for these clients who have the frailty syndrome. The Investigators propose to develop an exercise intervention that can reduce frailty in older adults to facilitate their ability to age-in-place. The long-term objective of this work is to develop a package of interventions that can be administered within the existing Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver programs. The specific goal of this proposal is to develop a resistance exercise intervention to reduce frailty in older adults receiving long term care services in their home through the Illinois Community Care Program, a HCBS Waiver Program.

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Key information

Conditions

Sarcopenia Atrophy Muscular Atrophy Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

65 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern Univiersity Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

for Home Care Aides:

  • Employees of Help at Home, with one eligible client

Inclusion criteria

for clients:

  • aged 65+ years
  • receive HCA services two or more days per week
  • English-speaking
  • not currently participating in regular exercise as defined as 30 minutes three or more days per week, - - no health problems that contraindicate participation in exercise based on the EASY: Exercise Assessment and Screening for You
  • Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status score > 26

Exclusion criteria

for HCAs:

  • no clients who enroll in the study

Exclusion criteria

for clients:

  • legally blind, no voluntary extremity movement
  • physician does not provide clearance for participation
  • classified as non-frail based on the SHARE-FI frailty testing
  • Telephone Cognitive Status score < 25.

Treatment and study plan

Resistance exercise

Behavioral

resistance exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with frailty or pre-frailty as assessed by the SHARE-FI

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Scores of self-reported overall health as measured by the PROMIS-global health

    Time frame: 26 weeks

  2. Quadriceps muscle strength as assessed by the 30 second chair rise test

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementing Resistance Exercise to Reduce Frailty for Older Adult Medicaid Waiver Recipients

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Oct 24, 2016
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2019

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