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Effectiveness of behavioral scientific intervention using buddy style to improve exercise adherence of community-dwelling disabled elderly people: a randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of behavioral scientific intervention using buddy style to improve exercise adherence of community-dwelling disabled elderly people: a randomized controlled trial - Effectiveness of behavioral scientific intervention using buddy style to improve exercise adherence of community-dwelling disabled elderly people: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000038438
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-11-10
Start date
2020-01-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

elderly people requiring support or care

Interventions

The physical therapy handbook (healthy life expectancy) published by the Japan Physical Therapist Association is handed over to the subjects, and the physical therapist&#39
s advice is given to select three exercises. Each intervention group becomes a pair (buddy), and the buddies report the progress of exercise every week and receive behavioral change interventions such

Sponsors

Kio University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged 65 years or older living in a home or residential facility gait independence

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe visual impairment that prevents you from reading an exercise program form or completing an exercise logbook Cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Exercise adherence

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of falls, Short Physical Performance Battery, Exercise self-efficacy, Apathy scale, Health Locus of Control scale, Grip strength, Knee extension muscle strength, Subjective health

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiromichi Takeda

Kio University Division of Health Science, Graduate School

hiromichi.takeda0608@gmail.com0745-54-1601

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026