Physical Activity for Improving Quality of Life and Reducing Frailty in Advanced Age

Physical Activity for Improving Quality of Life and Reducing Frailty in Advanced Age: Individually Tailored Program vs the General Guidelines Recommended by Offical Health Organizations.

Individuals of advanced age undergo both physical and cognitive deterioration. The aim of this study is to explore the connection between level of physical activity and health parameters, quality of life, and frailty.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Aging
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Physical Activity

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 200
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Wingate, Israel, 42902
    • Zinman College for Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age above 65
• Able to undergo graded stress exam

Exclusion Criteria:

• All others

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Individualized Program; Based on personal fitness an individualized physical activity program will be built and followed by each individual in the arm	Behavioral: Physical Activity; Physical activity either by individualized program or general guidelines
Active Comparator: General Physical Activity Guidelines; The entire group of individuals in this arm will follow a physical activity program according to the General Physical Activity Guidelines	Behavioral: Physical Activity; Physical activity either by individualized program or general guidelines

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Aerobic Fitness	Aerobic fitness will be measured with a graded stress exam	One year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 29, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): June 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): June 3, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 29, 2013
• Last Verified: May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Frailty
• Other Study ID Numbers: HYMC-26-13