N/A
N=150
Live Long Walk Strong (LLWS) Rehabilitation Program: What Features Improve Mobility Skills
Mobility Limitation
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04026503 ↗Enrolled (actual)
150
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Walking Speed — 0.86; 0.91 m/s
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Live Long Walk Strong rehabilitation program (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 50+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Sep 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Walking Speed |
0.86; 0.91 | — |
| SECONDARY Lower Extremity Power |
8.2; 7.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Trunk Muscle Endurance |
0.704; 0.59 | — |
| SECONDARY Gait Variability |
0.04; 0.05 | — |
Summary
This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of the Live Long Walk Strong rehabilitation program in Veterans 50 years and older. This study will examine the features of the program that contribute to improved gait speed.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Veteran
- Aged 50 and older
- Community dwelling
- Ability to speak and understand English
- Usual gait speed 0.5 m/s- 1.0 m/s Activity modifications and access to telehealth rehabilitation
Exclusion Criteria
- Presence of a terminal disease
- A major medical problem, unstable chronic condition, or psychiatric disorder that interferes with safe and successful testing and training
- Myocardial infarction or major surgery in previous 3 months
- Planned major surgery
- Baseline short physical performance battery score less than 4
- Use of a walker
- Modified mini mental status examination score less than or equal to 77
- Presence of a significant disease specific impairment such as:
- peripheral neurologic impairment
- orthopedic impairment
- visual impairment
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04026503). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.