NCT04881864

Study for Rural Innovations in the Delivery of Exercise

Adapting an Evidence-Based Exercise Program for Remote Delivery to Rural Older Adults

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Washington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

: Falls are the primary cause of injury and a leading cause of disability and mortality among older adults. Risk factors for falling are common among older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - a highly prevalent condition. Physical exercise is consistently the most efficacious intervention for preventing falls in older adults. However, access to these programs is severely limited in rural settings. Considering that rural communities have a higher disease burden and higher proportion of older adults than non-rural areas, there is a critical need to (1) adapt evidence-based exercise programs for remote delivery to increase access for rural older adults and (2) develop pathways to implement exercise programs in rural health care systems that consistently reach and engage patients with knee OA. Accordingly, the proposed project aims to refine a protocol for remote delivery of Enhance Fitness (EF). EF is an evidence-based, group exercise program involving strength, endurance, and balance training that is recommended for falls prevention and OA management

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tele-Enhance Fitness	Livestream, instructor-led tele-exercise classes, involving balance, endurance, and strength training

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-08-01
• Completion: 2021-08-01
• First posted: 2021-05-11
• Last updated: 2021-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States