Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Development of a Power Training Program to Improve Mobility in Older Veterans

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Physical Deconditioning

Mobility Decline

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to develop a power training intervention in partnership with Veterans participating in Gerofit and to evaluate the program's acceptability, feasibility, and prelim...

Detailed Description

The overall purpose of this project is to co-design a power training intervention for Veterans engaged in Gerofit and to assess its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary participant outcomes. Ge...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pilot Study Criteria:
  • Veterans 65 years of age and older
  • New enrollees of the Rocky Mountain Regional Gerofit Program
  • ability to function independently in a group setting

Exclusion

  • inability to perform basic activities of daily living
  • oxygen dependency
  • unstable cardiac disease
  • moderate to severe cognitive impairment (Montreal cognitive assessment scores \< 24)
  • proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • relative exclusions for participation in the in-person Gerofit exercise program including: open wounds, incontinence, and lack of transportation
  • inability to ambulate
  • progressive neurological diagnoses (e.g. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis)
  • individuals with planned orthopedic surgeries in the next 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 6 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07210645

Start Date

April 6 2026

End Date

December 31 2030

Last Update

October 7 2025

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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045-7211