NCT03624049

The Impact of Community Exercise on Social Connectedness and Falls in Older Adults: Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place

The Impact of Expanding a Community-Based Exercise Program on Social Connectedness and Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place (LEAP)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 671 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to reduce risk of falls and social isolation in older adults age 50+ through participation in community based health and exercise programs.

Detailed description

PRIMARY HYPOTHESES: In community-dwelling ambulatory older adults (age ≥50 years) participation in a community-based group program will improve the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) score by four points measured after six to eight participation in the program when compared to the DSSI score prior to participation in the program. This increase will be sustained at 26 week follow-up. SECONDARY HYPOTHESES: Participants in the community-based group exercise activities will have decreased fall risk when measured after six to eight weeks participation in the program when compared to pre-participation as based on responses to the fall risk questionnaire. Cedars-Sinai patients who participate in the community-based programs will have a decrease in health care utilization (as measured by physician visits, Emergency Department visits, and hospitalizations) in the 26 weeks after program enrollment compared to the 26 weeks prior to program enrollment.

Conditions

• Social Isolation
• Fall

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	Community based exercise programs held 2-3 times per week
OTHER	Health Class	Community based health class held 1 time per week

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-06-01
• Primary completion: 2021-06-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2018-08-09
• Last updated: 2024-08-22

Locations

9 sites across 1 country: United States