Status:

COMPLETED

The Vitality, Independence, and Vigor in Elders Study I Clinical Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Tufts University

Conditions:

Functionally Limited

Sedentary

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate changes in functional status that result from an Exercise-Nutrition Program (ENP) targeted toward older adults residing at senior housing facilities....

Detailed Description

Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population in many countries around the world, and the maintenance of independence has emerged as a major public health priority. Although a signifi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 65+
  • Living at a senior housing facility
  • SPPB score of 3-9
  • BMI \<35
  • 6CIT \< or = 14
  • Permission of primary care provider
  • Willingness to be randomized to either treatment group

Exclusion

  • Failure to provide informed consent
  • Participate in \>125 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity
  • Moderate to severe cognitive impairment (6CIT \>15)
  • Inability to communicate due to severe, uncorrectable hearing loss or speech disorder
  • Severe visual impairment (if it precludes completion of assessments and/or intervention)
  • Wheelchair bound
  • Late-stage, progressive, degenerative neurologic disease, e.g., Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, acute lateral sclerosis.
  • Severe rheumatologic or orthopedic diseases, e.g., awaiting joint replacement, active inflammatory disease
  • Terminal illness with life expectancy less than 12 months, as determined by a physician
  • Severe pulmonary disease, requiring either steroid pills or injections or the use of supplemental oxygen
  • Severe cardiac disease, including NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, clinically significant aortic stenosis, history of cardiac arrest, use of a cardiac defibrillator, or uncontrolled angina
  • Other significant co-morbid disease that would impair ability to participate in the exercise-based intervention, e.g. renal failure on hemodialysis, severe psychiatric disorder (e.g. bipolar, schizophrenia), excessive alcohol use (\>14 drinks per wk); persons with depression will not be excluded
  • Surgery in the previous 6 months
  • Patient who cannot be expected to comply with treatment
  • Inability to obtain signed authorization from participant's primary care health care provider.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01198886

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

May 13 2015

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Drake Village

Arlington, Massachusetts, United States, 02474

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Nashoba Park

Ayer, Massachusetts, United States, 01432

3

Compass on the Bay

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02127

4

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle

Brighton, Massachusetts, United States, 02135