Status:

COMPLETED

Relationships Among Sedentary Behaviors and Other Factors

Lead Sponsor:

East Carolina University

Conditions:

Older Adults

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

Due to the increasing sedentary behaviors in older adults, it is important to understand the factors related to sedentary behaviors. Although systematic reviews have identified sociodemographic and en...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age of 65 years or older
  • intact cognition confirmed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Blind score 18 or greater
  • self-report of no physical activity restrictions from the physician
  • sedentary lifestyle confirmed by the Rapid Assessment Disuse Index score 26 or greater,
  • living 30 miles from the College of Allied Health Sciences at East Carolina University

Exclusion

  • An acute or terminal illness
  • a myocardial infarction in the past 6 months
  • unstable cardiovascular or metabolic disease
  • neuromusculoskeletal disorders severely disrupting voluntary movement
  • limb amputation
  • upper or lower extremity fracture in the past 3 months
  • current symptomatic hernias or hemorrhoids
  • cognitive impairment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 9 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04039438

Start Date

August 1 2019

End Date

March 9 2020

Last Update

February 4 2021

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East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 57834