None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine whether participation in a weekly exercise group can maintain or improve physical function and falls rate for people with chronic physical impairment.
Interventions
At time of enrolment, all participants will have already been attending exercise groups, and will have been given an individualised home exercise programme.
During the 20-week intervention period, participants will continue to attend the exercise groups that they were attending at time of enrolment in the study. They will also be given the option to attend a second exercise group per week for this period.
Exercise duration is 45 minutes, at the hospital.
Groups are run by an experienced Physio
At time of enrolment, all participants will have already been attending exercise groups, and will have been given an individualised home exercise programme. During the 20-week intervention period, participants will continue to attend the exercise groups that they were attending at time of enrolment in the study. They will also be given the option to attend a second exercise group per week for this period. Exercise duration is 45 minutes, at the hospital. Groups are run by an experienced Physiotherapist, with up to 15 participants per group. Groups are stratified to participant ability, and, to some extent, health condition. All groups offer functional strength training, and balance training, and participants are encouraged to work at an effort of 6-8/10 for the duration of the class. Choice of exercises is tailored to the ability and needs of the group members. Parkinson's Disease- specific groups focus on exaggerated amplitude movements. Attendance is recorded at each group. Patients are also encouraged to exercise at home, at least 3 times per week in addition to the exercise group(s).
Sponsors
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Crossover
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
People with ongoing physical impairment affecting their mobility, due to neurological illness or otherwise. Able and willing to attend hospital weekly. Already attending weekly exercise groups at time of initiation of trial. Capable and safe to exercise in a group setting- GP clearance required.
Exclusion criteria
Medically unsuitable for semi-supervised exercise- including uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with poor glucose control, unstable angina, uncontrolled cardiac failure, symptomatic hypotension, severe aortic stenosis, acute infection or fever, resting tachycardia or arrhythmia. Inability to give written informed consent. Inability to exercise independently or with a carer who attends with them.
Outcome results
None listed