Status:
COMPLETED
Promoting Seniors' Health With Home Care Aides
Lead Sponsor:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Muscle Weakness
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-110 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to test whether a safe physical activity program with a built-in motivational enhancement component, performed in a seated position, preserves the function and well-being of older home...
Detailed Description
Regular physical activity benefits older adults physically and mentally. However, the availability and the evidence for physical activity programs that are safe and appropriate for home-bound older ad...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- HOME CARE CLIENTS
- English or Spanish-speaking older adults aged 60+
- Receiving Illinois Department on Aging Community Care Program In-Home service from the collaborating home care agency
- Able to sit in a chair independently for \>=15 minutes (it is fine if the person needs help with transferring to a chair)
- Cognitive status sufficient to follow directions and respond to survey questions as determined by the Six-Item Screener (Callahan, et al., 2002) (the instrument used in the phone screening) and the Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) Examination (the instrument used in the in-home screening)
- Willing to be assigned to either intervention program
- Willing to have the research team notify the primary care physician of the client's study participation
Exclusion
- Having a legal guardian appointed
- Bedridden or unable to sit in a chair independently
- Receiving hospice care or having a terminal diagnosis
- Self-reported inability to read large print books
- HOME CARE AIDES
- Inclusion Criteria:
- English or Spanish-speaking home care aide caring for an older home care client eligible for the study
- Age 18 and older
- Willing to implement the intervention program routine with their eligible client(s) for the full 4 months
- Willing to be randomly assigned to either intervention program
- Intend to be a home care aide for the next 12 months
- Exclusion Criteria
- • Not having a home care client who participates in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 7 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
157 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03301116
Start Date
September 1 2017
End Date
December 7 2022
Last Update
June 27 2025
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60608