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Study NCT ID:
NCT00805220
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2009-09-02
First Post:
2008-12-08
Brief Title:
Nordic Walking as Gait Training for Frail Elderly
Sponsor:
McGill University
Organization:
McGill University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Nordic Walking for Frail Elderly a Randomized Pilot Trial
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2009-09
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:
The elderly are the fastest growing proportion of the population Ageism implies a decline of physical functions affecting functional and safe ambulation Based on the ICF model intervening in walking capacity could have favourable impact on quality of life of frail elders Over ground walking training is indicated as a possible exercise However to achieve positive results on walking capacity an exercise-dose response is needed A more intensive way of promoting walking training is to add skiing poles while walking a technique called Nordic Walking NW This study will be the first to compare NW with usual walking training It aims to estimate for frail elderly the relative efficacy in improving functional walking capacity of two gait training strategies NW and usual walking training and explore its impact on fear of falling This study hypothesized that participants receiving Nordic Walking will walk longer faster and fear less NW if proven effective will positively impact on the functional capacities and quality of life of frail elders and provide an more intense method of walking training
Detailed Description:
This is a single blind randomized pilot trial designed to estimate the amount of change between two programs Subjects will be randomized and stratified by setting into one of two groups over ground walking training with poles Nordic Walking or traditional over ground walking training without poles Randomization will be computer generated using randomization scheme from the website Randomizationcom at httpwwwrandomizationcom Basic descriptive statistics will be used to characterize the participants and compare the two groups at baseline Paired t-test will be used to estimate the efficacy of each intervention Effects size of each interventions and its ratio will be calculated Group-specific change score will be calculated to explore the impact of prognostic variables age gender number of comorbities baseline gait speed on change of an outcome with or without poles
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