Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of a Group-delivered vs. Individually Delivered 'LiFE' Program

Lead Sponsor:

Heidelberg University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)

University of Ulm

Conditions:

Fall Prevention

Exercise

Eligibility:

All Genders

70+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In the Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program, exercises to increase strength and improve balance are embedded into daily life activities. Recurring daily activities and tasks are use...

Detailed Description

The "Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise" (LiFE) program aims to promote safe indoor and outdoor mobility. It differs from classical exercise programs in that it trains and encourages participant...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 70 years or older
  • Speaks German language
  • Able to read newspaper
  • Able to walk 200 meters with or without walking aid
  • Home-dwelling
  • Two or more falls in the past 12 months OR one injurious fall in the past 12 months OR subjective decline in balance and strength in the past 12 months together with Timed Up-and-Go time \>13.5 seconds
  • Available for intervention participation for 11 weeks

Exclusion

  • Cognitive impairment (MoCA \<23)
  • Current participation in an organised exercise class \>1 per week in the past 3 months
  • Moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity ≥150 min/week in the past 3 months
  • Medical conditions:
  • Heart failure New York Heart Function Assessment (NYHA) class III and IV
  • Recent cerebrovascular accident (\<6 months)
  • Parkinson's disease
  • On active cancer treatment (last 6 months)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Gold class III and IV
  • Unstable lower limb fracture
  • Amputated lower extremity (-ies)
  • Acute treatment of depression
  • Uncontrolled resting blood pressures of a systolic \>160 or diastolic \>100 or higher

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 5 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

310 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03462654

Start Date

April 5 2018

End Date

September 30 2020

Last Update

August 25 2022

Active Locations (2)

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Heidelberg University, Network Aging Research

Heidelberg, Germany, 69115

2

Robert Bosch Hospital, Klinik für Geriatrische Rehabilitation

Stuttgart, Germany, 70376