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N/A N=28 Randomized Treatment

Enhancing Well-Being Through Exercise During Old Age

Depression · Osteoarthritis

Enrolled (actual)
28
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Attendance of the Fit & Strong! Intervention Classes — 10 Classes attended

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Fit & Strong! (Behavioral); Wait list (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 60+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Primary completion
Feb 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Attendance of the Fit & Strong! Intervention Classes
10
PRIMARY
Acceptability of Fit & Strong! Intervention
SECONDARY
Depressive Symptoms - Emotional Well-being Scale
1.45; 1.42
SECONDARY
Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE)
12.11; -16.86
SECONDARY
Motor Function - Grip Strength (Dominant Hand)
-1.65; -2.39
SECONDARY
Cerebral Functional Connectivity - Default Mode Network
.0022; .0921
SECONDARY
Cerebral Functional Connectivity - Frontoparietal Network
.0583; .0593
SECONDARY
Motor Function - Grip Strength (Non-dominant Hand)
-5.33; -0.34
SECONDARY
Motor Function - Peg Board (Dominant Hand)
-1.66; -0.42
SECONDARY
Gait Speed
-1.32; -0.76
SECONDARY
Cognition - Auditory Verbal Learning (Rey)
-0.5; 3.54
SECONDARY
Balance - Standing Balance Test
-11.56; -2.5
SECONDARY
Cognition - Dimensional Change Card Sort (DCCS)
1.36; .08
SECONDARY
Cognition - Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention
-0.09; -0.38
SECONDARY
Cognition - List Sorting
-2.36; 0.31
SECONDARY
Cognition - Oral Symbol Digit Test
-0.91; 3.58
SECONDARY
Cognition - Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test
4.09; 1.92
SECONDARY
Cognition - Picture Sequence Memory Test
5.44; 5.22
SECONDARY
Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) Self
1.0; -.83
SECONDARY
Balance Confidence Scale
-2.15; -6.04
SECONDARY
Perceived Stress Scale 10-item (PSS-10)
2.45; 1.46
SECONDARY
Satisfaction With Life Scale
-2.00; 0.23
SECONDARY
Self-Efficacy for Exercise
0.23; 0.00
SECONDARY
Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)
2.00; 0.45
SECONDARY
Timed Up and Go (TUG)
0.43; 0.19
SECONDARY
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)
8.00; 5.91
SECONDARY
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
-1.91; -1.4

Summary

Determine the feasibility of adapting Fit & Strong!, an evidence-based group physical activity and health education program, to include affect and mood-related content and of employing this intervention among older adults with a range of depressive symptoms.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ages 60+;
  • Sufficient visual and hearing capacity to follow instructions;
  • a score of at least 1 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (Kroenke et al., 2001);
  • Six Item Screener (Callahan, 2002) score > 4;
  • pass screening with the Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) scale [Cardinal et al., 1996] or have doctor's clearance to participate;
  • no recent (<6 months) joint replacements;
  • physically inactive (<150 minutes of exercise per week);
  • able to walk at least 20 feet (with or without the aid of a cane or walker);
  • speak English proficiently.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non-proficient in English;
  • 0 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (Kroenke et al., 2001);
  • Six Item Screener < 5 (Callahan, 2005);
  • fail screening with the EASY scale and does not have doctor's clearance to participate;
  • joint replacement in last 6 months;
  • 150+ minutes of exercise per week;
  • unable to walk at least 20 feet;
  • severe medical illness (i.e., metastatic cancer, brain tumors, unstable cardiac, hepatic, or renal disease, myocardial infarction or stroke) within the 3 months preceding the study;
  • Other brain/neurological disorders (i.e., dementia or delirium according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) criteria, history of severe head trauma, Parkinson's disease or Parkinson's plus syndromes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy);
  • Conditions often associated with depression (i.e., endocrinopathies other than diabetes, lymphoma, and pancreatic cancer).

Potential participants for the optional MRI component will be excluded for the following:

  • cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
  • metal parts in head, spinal cord, eyes, or chest
  • past operation or radiation therapy with skull or brain: e) aneurysm clips
  • dentures that have been surgically implanted with magnets, braces:
  • claustrophobia:
  • heart valve replacement:
  • history of work with metal resulting in an injury:
  • eye injury with metal:
  • history of strokes/seizures:
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04536727). 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.

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