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Band Together: Randomized Control Trial

NCT ID: NCT02337803

Last Updated: 2017-10-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-08-31

Brief Summary

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The study will aim to determine the effectiveness of a strength training program using resistance bands to increase strength in adults ≥65 years old

Detailed Description

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Older adults in the US are in a difficult situation that is historically unprecedented. People born in 1930 were expected to live to age 59, yet they will live to an average age of 79. These dramatic survival increases, due to immunizations, antibiotics and other innovations \[Centers for Disease, 2011\], have occurred at the same time as dramatic reductions in daily energy expenditures, due to automobiles, washing machines and other labor-saving devices \[Archer, 2013\]. This has left adults living longer, yet weaker, less fit and more obese. In fact, most residents of nursing homes are not there because of dementia. Only 40% of long-term care facility residents in 2010 were diagnosed with dementia \[Caffrey, 2012\] and many of whom had a level of dementia which would not require nursing home placement by itself. Most residents of long-term care facilities, rather, are there because they lack the strength and fitness to care for themselves. As baby boomers retire, these factors are anticipated to greatly increase the need for long-term care, highlighted in a report from a Deloitte Consulting in 2010: "Medicaid Long-term Care: The ticking time bomb" \[Keckley, 2010\]. This pilot study will measure a significant increase in strength with the use of a 12 week strength training program.

Conditions

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Age 65 and Older Strength Training

Keywords

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Physical Activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Strength Training Group

Participants will meet three times a week for one hour strength training sessions for twelve weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strength Training Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The strength training program consists of 6 exercises using resistance bands three times a week

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Will continue daily physical activity and complete surveys online

Usual Care

Participants will be given access to the strength training program after the twelve week study ends.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Will continue daily physical activity and complete surveys online

Interventions

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Strength Training Program

The strength training program consists of 6 exercises using resistance bands three times a week

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Will continue daily physical activity and complete surveys online

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Fluently read and speak English
* Willing to drive 3 times a week to Hershey Medical Center for most weeks
* Have a primary care physician
* Currently exercise ≤60 min per week

Exclusion Criteria

* Doctor has said you have a heart condition and should only do physical activity recommended by doctor
* Feel pain in chest when doing physical activity
* Unable to obtain doctor's consent
* Currently participating in an exercise program
* Plans to move in the next 6 months
* Weight \> 250
* Currently exercise ≥60 min per week
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences; Division Chief of General Internal Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Locations

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Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB1056

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id