Sarcopenia
Conditions
Brief summary
To develop an intervention specifically targeted for these clients who have the frailty syndrome. The Investigators propose to develop an exercise intervention that can reduce frailty in older adults to facilitate their ability to age-in-place. The long-term objective of this work is to develop a package of interventions that can be administered within the existing Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver programs. The specific goal of this proposal is to develop a resistance exercise intervention to reduce frailty in older adults receiving long term care services in their home through the Illinois Community Care Program, a HCBS Waiver Program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALResistance exercise
resistance exercise
Sponsors
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
for Home Care Aides: \- Employees of Help at Home, with one eligible client Inclusion criteria for clients: * aged 65+ years * receive HCA services two or more days per week * English-speaking * not currently participating in regular exercise as defined as 30 minutes three or more days per week, - - no health problems that contraindicate participation in exercise based on the EASY: Exercise Assessment and Screening for You * Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status score \> 26
Exclusion criteria
for HCAs: \- no clients who enroll in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants with frailty or pre-frailty as assessed by the SHARE-FI | 26 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores of self-reported overall health as measured by the PROMIS-global health | 26 weeks |
| Quadriceps muscle strength as assessed by the 30 second chair rise test | 26 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed