Status:
COMPLETED
The Engaged4Life Study: Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Older Adults' Activity Portfolios
Lead Sponsor:
Boston College
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Sedentary Lifestyle
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study designs and tests a multi-component intervention- Engaged4Life- designed to enhance physical activity (PA), cognitive activity (CA), social interaction (SI) and personal meaning (PM) in low...
Detailed Description
The Social Model of Health Promotion posits that physical, cognitive, and social activity embedded within activities can help maintain or even restore cognitive and functional health in later life and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age of 65 or older
- Low-to-moderate engagement levels as determined by a score of \<10 on a modified version of the Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile (HELP) (Hwang, 2010), where only the domains of exercise, social and productive activity, and leisure were included
- A resident of Waltham, MA
- Willing to be randomly assigned to study arm
- Available for relevant study dates
Exclusion
- Age of 64 or younger
- Living in an assisted living or nursing home facility
- Significant cognitive impairment (those with \>2 errors on the six-item screener by Callahan, Unverzagt, Hui, Perkins, \& Hendrie, 2002)
- Reports that a doctor has told them that it is unsafe to participate in physical activity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 31 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 22 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03337204
Start Date
July 31 2015
End Date
December 22 2015
Last Update
November 17 2017
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