Improving physical activity among older adults with intellectual disabilities by a structured day care program

Improving physical activity among older adults with a mild or moderate intellectual disability by a structured day care program: a cluster randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN82341588

Enrollment

160

Registered

2012-10-23

Start date

2010-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Seniors with a mild or moderate intellectual disability with a low physical activity level. Also a low fitness level is to be expected. Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants: 1: physical activity program, during eight months, three times a week, 45 minutes per time AND 2: an education program, during eight months, two times a week, 45 minutes per time Contr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 50 years and over (1-9-2010), maximum 75 years old 2. Mild or moderate intellectual disability 3. Being able to participate in activities in groups of around 10 seniors with ID 4. Being able to conduct physical activities after demonstration by staff 5. Being able to wear a pedometer during several days 6. Having sufficient visual function to performing fitness measurements 7. Declaration of physician that the senior is able to perform physical activities safely, in view of his medical condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Seniors with moderate or severe pain when moving will be excluded from the study 2. Seniors with an active lifestyle will be excluded from the study (more than 7500 steps per day)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Physical activity (Steps per day)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Motor fitness (strength, balance, walking speed) 2. Cardio respiratory fitness (blood pressure, aerobic capacity) 3. Morphological fitness (weight, waist circumference, skin fold measurements) 4. Metabolic fitness (glucose, cholesterol) 5. Functioning in daily life (mobility, ADL, IADL, depression, functional deterioration) 6. Chronic illness 7. Quality of life 8. Interviews with seniors and/or their staff (Motivation, Quality of life) 9. Physical measurements on seniors (Motor fitness, Cardio respiratory fitness, Morphological fitness, Metabolic fitness, Functioning in daily life), 10. Questionnaires to be filled in by staff (Functioning in daily life) 11. Medical files (Chronic illness)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Motor fitness (strength, balance, walking speed) 2. Cardio respiratory fitness (blood pressure, aerobic capacity) 3. Morphological fitness (weight, waist circumference, skin fold measurements) 4. Metabolic fitness (glucose, cholesterol) 5. Functioning in daily life (mobility, ADL, IADL, depression, functional deterioration) 6. Chronic illness 7. Quality of life 8. Interviews with seniors and/or their staff (Motivation, Quality of life) 9. Physical measurements on seniors (Motor fitness, Cardio respiratory fitness, Morphological fitness, Metabolic fitness, Functioning in daily life), 10. Questionnaires to be filled in by staff (Functioning in daily life) 11. Medical files (Chronic illness)

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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