None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Functional mobility is generally considered a major contributor to maintaining quality of life at any age. Degenerative changes and lower levels of physical activity that often occur with ageing, contribute to impaired function and mobility and increase the risk of falling and loss of independence for older adults. This study will investigate the benefits of the Home Activity Monitoring Program (HAMP) on functional fitness in home dwelling older adults and also report on the incidence of falls in this group.
Interventions
An initial session will be conducted by an Exercise Physiologist to teach the intervention subjects the HAMP activities and exercises. This session will be approximately 60 minutes in duration and will include a series of simple physical exercises that can be completed at home with minimal equipment. The HAMP exercises are clearly explained in a booklet containing pictures and instructions which the intervention participants will take home to work from. The HAMP booklet contains a standard set o
An initial session will be conducted by an Exercise Physiologist to teach the intervention subjects the HAMP activities and exercises. This session will be approximately 60 minutes in duration and will include a series of simple physical exercises that can be completed at home with minimal equipment. The HAMP exercises are clearly explained in a booklet containing pictures and instructions which the intervention participants will take home to work from. The HAMP booklet contains a standard set of exercises for each intervention participant. The home based activities and exercises are then to be completed independently within the participant's own home for a minumum of 30 minutes 3 times per week for a period of 12 weeks. Telephone contact will be made with participants at weeks 3, 6 and 9. Additional calls will be taken at any time from subjects to support their participation. Intervention subjects will be re-assessed in week 13.
Sponsors
Centre for Physical Activity in Ageing
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
65 years or older Community residing; Functionally independent; Ambulatory with or without regular use of an assistive device; Have no medical conditions or physical or cognitive limitations that would prohibit them from following instructions and participating safely in the outcome assessments and exercise intervention; Not identified as having a falls risk as determined by the Elderly Falls Screening Test. Medical Clearance by Associate Professor RK Penhall
Exclusion criteria
Less than 65 years of age Not independent living Non ambulant Medical clearance not obtained Identified as a falls risk (other than age)
Outcome results
None listed