Status:
COMPLETED
The Baltimore Experience Corps Study
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Retirement Research Foundation
Abell Foundation
Conditions:
Aging
Generativity
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Experience Corps program in preventing or delaying physical disability in older adults, by studying the effects of volunteerism on phys...
Detailed Description
The Baltimore Experience Corps Study is a randomized, controlled, community-based trial of the effectiveness of Experience Corps (EC) to determine if participation for adults 60 years and older, over ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 60 years or older
- Agree to commit to at least 1 year of participation in the EC and to participate at least 15 hours per week for the full school year, if randomized to the intervention group
- Meet minimum criteria for cognitive functioning necessary to function successfully in a school setting
- Functionally literate, using a nationally recognized and standardized evaluation which provides grade level equivalency in reading and spelling
- Ability to travel to the schools, if randomized to the intervention group
- Agree to accept randomization and to participate in evaluations
- Clearance on the Baltimore city public school's criminal background check, if randomized to intervention group
- Complete training, if randomized to intervention group
Exclusion
- Under 60 years of age
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
702 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00380562
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
September 19 2013
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Center on Aging and Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205