To Motivate Elderly to Move

To Motivate Elderly to Move: Focus on Prevention or Promotion?

This study examines the short- and long-term-effects of different repeated frames in which an exercise program is offered on behavior (i.e., frequency of exercise) and motivation (i.e., autonomous/controlled) in older people (65+). The frames are manipulated experimentally as either prevention focused (e.g., to prevent worse health), promotion focused (e.g., to gain better health) or neutral (control condition).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Geriatric Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Regulatory frame: prevention; Behavioral: Regulatory frame: promotion; Behavioral: Regulatory frame: not implied

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 111
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Vlaams-Brabant
    • Leuven (Heverlee), Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3001
      • Department of Kinesiology

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:

• 65 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe mental/physical problems

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Prevention; Regulatory frame: prevention	Behavioral: Regulatory frame: prevention; Exercise program presented as preventing deterioration.
Experimental: Promotion; Regulatory frame: promotion	Behavioral: Regulatory frame: promotion; Exercise program presented as promoting improvement.
Sham Comparator: Neutral; Regulatory frame: not implied	Behavioral: Regulatory frame: not implied; Exercise program presented without implied consequences.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Behavior at long term: exercise frequency during third week	self-reported no exercise sessions	third week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in controlled motivation over long term: end week 3 - baseline	baseline, end week 3 (BREQ-2 questionnaire)	3 weeks
Change in autonomous motivation over long term: end week 3 - baseline	baseline, end week 3 (BREQ-2 questionnaire)	3 weeks
Change in controlled motivation over short term: end week 1 - baseline	baseline, end week 1 (BREQ-2 questionnaire)	1 week
Change in autonomous motivation over short term: end week 1 - baseline	baseline, end week 1 (BREQ-2 questionnaire)	1 week
Behavior at short term: exercise frequency during first week	self-reported no exercise sessions	first week

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Functionality: sit to stand/sit: flexion, extension, stand and sit duration (time)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sit to stand/sit: angular velocity flexion and extension (degrees/sec)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sit to stand/sit: range flexion and extension (degrees)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: SPPB (Short Physical Performance Battery) score	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: SPPB balance score	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: SPPB gait speed score	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: SPPB chair stand score	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sway acceleration (mG)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sway velocity (mm/sec)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sway path (mm/sec)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3
Functionality: sway normalized area (mm²/sec)	(Dynaport)	week 1/week 2/week 3

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Vanroy J, Seghers J, van Uffelen J, Boen F. Can a framed intervention motivate older adults in assisted living facilities to exercise? BMC Geriatr. 2019 Feb 18;19(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1060-z.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 18, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): May 23, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 2, 2017
• Last Verified: February 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: S58680

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO