Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:37 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:37 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02629666
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Community-dwelling older persons aged 65 or above.
Able to walk without help of another person during 2 minutes, and without major physical limitations, defined as a score on the Short Physical Performance Battery (Guralnik et al., 1995) of 4 or above. The use of an assistive device will be permitted.
Insufficiently active and/or Self-report sitting too much during a usual day. Answer yes to the following question: 'Do you perform regular physical activity (PA) at least 30 minutes five or more days of the week (please only refer to physical activity that makes the participant run out of breath while doing it or it doesn't allow him/her to maintain a conversation while doing the activity (do not count regular walking)?'
And/or answer yes to question: 'For most days, do you feel you sit for too long (6-8 hours or more a day)? Some examples might include when watching TV, working the computer / laptop or when doing sitting-based hobbies such as sewing'.
Exclusion Criteria:
Dementia assessed with the six-Item Screener. Participants with three or more errors should be excluded.
Unstable medical conditions (e.g. elevated blood pressure after medication) or with symptomatic cardiovascular disease.
Any medical condition which may interfere with the study design (e.g. end-stage disease).
Refuse to wear an accelerometer (primary outcome)
Unable to attend during the study period (80% of the total sessions).
Had participated in an ERS in the 6 months prior the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT02629666
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02629666