NCT05745402

Longitudinal Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Mobility Checkup for Older Adults

A Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the Mobility Checkup for Older Adults: Feasibility in the 'Year 1' Cohort

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: College of St. Scholastica, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators are developing a new, preventative physical therapy model of care for older adults called Mobility Checkup (MC). Proposed as an annual visit, the MC includes measurement of physical performance and education regarding the importance of maintaining mobility for overall health. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of and begin data collection for, a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the Mobility Checkup with a small cohort. This activity will evaluate the feasibility of recruitment and implementation of this longitudinal effectiveness study.

Detailed description

Healthy aging is defined as "the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age" and includes mobility. Mobility disability (i.e., the inability to walk 400 meters and climb a flight of stairs without assistance) is the most prevalent form of disability for older adults in the United States. Unlike blood pressure or body mass index, physical performance measures such as walking speed help identify and predict preclinical mobility disability, but are rarely used in routine medical care. This is a missed opportunity, particularly for older adults, who may experience a subtle decline in physical performance that leads to mobility disability. The position of the American Physical Therapy Association is that all people should have an annual physical therapy visit to optimize movement and promote health, wellness, and fitness; and slow the progression of impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Recommendations support preventive care for maintaining mobility. However, a model of care specific to preventing mobility disability in older adults is not common practice. Evidence suggests routine screening can predict mobility disability in older adults and that activity-based interventions prevent it. The is year 1 of a longitudinal study that will determine the feasibility of an effectiveness study of a Mobility Checkup, an annual preventive visit within a model of physical therapy care. The Mobility Checkup prioratizes educating older adults on the value of physical performance as an indicator of health and aims to maintain mobility and reduce mobility disability among participants. Ultimately, this new model of care could result in a cost-effective tool to establish baseline physical performance and identify and prevent preclinical and mobility disabilities in older adults.

Conditions

• Healthy Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mobility Checkup for older adults	The Mobility Checkup (MC) for older adults is a 45-minute preventative physical therapy visit designed to maintain mobility during aging. It has two parts, measurement (25 minutes) and education (20 minutes). The 5 standardized measures of physical performance in the MC are Walking speed, single leg stance time (balance), Five rep sit to stand (muscular endurance, transitions), 6-meter walk test (general endurance), and Timed up from floor test (transitions). Participants are provided education structured into 4 elements. 1. They are told their performance scores 2. They are shown how their performance scores on each of the measures compare to age and sex-referenced normative values 3. They are provided information about what their performance predicts about their health 4. They are referred to an appropriate provider if there was a health or safety concern during their MC or they are educated to follow the recommendations for physical activity that are recommended by the CDC.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-16
• Primary completion: 2024-05-31
• Completion: 2024-06-30
• First posted: 2023-02-27
• Last updated: 2023-09-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States