Is it feasible to conduct a study to investigate whether the Care to Move (CTM) programme can encourage increased physical activity in older adults living in the community who are receiving low-level home care?

Enhancing existing formal home care to improve and maintain functional status in older adults: A feasibility study on the implementation of the Care to Move (CTM) programme in an Irish healthcare setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN72605421

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-08

Start date

2019-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-09-26

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Conditions

Physical activity in frail older adults Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

CTM was developed by Later Life Training (UK). CTM provides a series of consistent 'movement prompts' to use and embed into existing movements of daily living and offers a series of key messages for c

so that the movements can be done several times during the day rather than a prescribed set of exercises conducted for a set amount of time. The duration of the CTM intervention will be 8 weeks. Durin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Recipient of low-level home care from a not-for-profit home care company located in Dublin 2. Aged 65 years or older 3. Clinical Frailty Score of 6 or less 4. Has fallen at least once in the last year 5. Receives =5 h of home care a week 6. Independently mobile (with or without a walking aid)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment 2. Any unstable clinical conditions 3. Receiving end of life care 4. Unable to safely follow instructions about exercising, moving or being more physically active

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Retention assessed using number of home care clients who are recruited and who provide data at 8 weeks and 6-month follow-up (retention) 2. Adherence assessed using engagement with CTM and progression over time using care documentation and the weekly calendar at 8 weeks and 6-month follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Functional performance assessed using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 2. Level of physical activity assessed using the PhoneFITT interview at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 3. Level of physical activity assessed using the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 4. Lower body strength assessed using the 30-second chair stand test at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 5. Balance confidence when moving assessed using the 10-item Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 6. Balance confidence assessed using the CONFBal scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 7. Quality of life assessed using SF-36 at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 8. Quality of life assessed using EuroQOL at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 9. Quality of life assessed using EQ5D-5L at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Functional performance assessed using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 2. Level of physical activity assessed using the PhoneFITT interview at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 3. Level of physical activity assessed using the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 4. Lower body strength assessed using the 30-second chair stand test at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 5. Balance confidence when moving assessed using the 10-item Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 6. Balance confidence assessed using the CONFBal scale at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 7. Quality of life assessed using SF-36 at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 8. Quality of life assessed using EuroQOL at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months 9. Quality of life assessed using EQ5D-5L at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months

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Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026