Objective Assessment of Physical Activity in Older Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01621035

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-15

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2012-06-28

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Conditions

Functionality, Older Adults, Physical Activity, Strength, Validity During Daily Activities

Brief summary

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the validity of 2 objective measures of physical activity among older adults. In addition, the investigators will examine the influence of functionality, walking aids, walking speed and step length on the accuracy.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* \> 70 years

Exclusion criteria

* recent cardiovascular event * vestibular disorder or fracture (4 months) * severe dementia * oxygen supplementation during daily activities * not able to perform daily activities

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results