Status:
UNKNOWN
Promoting Physical Activity in the Over 65s
Lead Sponsor:
University College, London
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Nottingham
Conditions:
Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of the project is to evaluate the delivery, impact and cost effectiveness of a community based exercise programme (FaME); compared to a home based exercise programme (OEP) supported by similar...
Detailed Description
A cluster controlled trial using minimisation for allocation at the level of general practice in two centres (London and Nottingham/Derby), to compare a community-centre based group exercise programme...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible patients will be those aged 65+ who can walk around at home (i.e. not chair or bed bound) and would be physically able to take part in a group exercise class, who are not already receiving any long term physiotherapy and who do not fulfill the exclusion criteria.
Exclusion
- Chair or bed bound
- Receiving long-term physiotherapy
- Three or more falls in the previous year i.e. frequent fallers (only excluded if their GP does not consent to them taking part in exercise)
- Resting BP \> 180/100 mmHg, tachycardia \> 100bpm, uncontrolled hypertension
- Significant drop in BP during exercise
- Psychiatric conditions or physical abilities which would prevent participation in an exercise class (for example psychotic illness, acute systemic illness (e.g. pneumonia), uncontrolled visual or vestibular disturbances which the GP considers would exclude patients from undertaking the exercise programme, poorly controlled angina, acute rheumatoid arthritis, unstable or acute heart failure, or conditions requiring a specialist exercise programme e.g. uncontrolled epilepsy significant neurological disease or impairment, unable to maintain seated upright position or unable to move about independently indoors)
- Not living independently (e.g. residential care)
- Significant cognitive impairment (unable to follow simple instructions)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
1200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00726531
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
July 8 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
University College London
London, United Kingdom
2
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom