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Study NCT ID:
NCT00248781
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2014-01-10
First Post:
2005-11-02
Brief Title:
Home-based Exercise Via a Telecommunications System
Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Home-based Exercise Via a Telecommunications System
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2013-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study is investigating the effects of a home-based resistance exercise program administered via an interactive telecommunications system in functionally limited older veterans
Detailed Description:
Inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle have been shown to accelerate and exaggerate the age-related decline in muscle strength In this context a rapid decline in strength among older adults has been linked to physical frailty falls functional decline impaired mobility and nursing home placement Substantial evidence now suggests that habitual physical activity is associated with the maintenance of muscle strength and physical function well into the 8th and 9th decades of life We propose to investigate the effects of a home-based resistance exercise program administered via an interactive telecommunications system without the participation of health professionals in functionally limited older veterans Subjects will be randomized to either the automated exercise group or an attention placebo control group The exercise group will undergo resistance training at home three times a week for 6 months guided by the telecommunications system followed by a 6-month maintenance phase of less frequent interaction with the system Outcome measurements will include muscle strength and physical performance related to daily activities at 3 6 and 12 months to determine the efficacy of the intervention and the time course and durability of the effect The control group will also interact with the telecommunications system once a week for the whole year but no exercise will be prescribed If this home-based automated interactive exercise program is effective it will provide a low-cost easily disseminated approach to improving the strength and functional status of older veterans
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None