Status:

COMPLETED

Working to Increase Stability Through Exercise

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Fractures, Bone

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators propose a 36-month multi-center randomized effectiveness trial to compare the impact of an Enhanced Usual Care (Control) intervention, with Exercise Coaching (Exercise), on Fragility...

Detailed Description

The intervention will be held in churches, community centers, and senior residential facilities. Investigators will work with the exercise sites to recruit up to 125 individuals (5 per exercise site l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥ 65 years old
  • Previous Fragility Fracture (FF) in past 10 years.
  • Able to speak and understand English.
  • Participants will need to be willing to try exercising and agree to annual follow-up measurements.

Exclusion

  • If the answer to the following questions are "yes", the investigators will exclude the participant from the study Do you feel pain in your chest, neck, jaw, or arms at rest, during your daily activities of living, OR when you do physical activity? Have you ever been told by a health professional that you should not exercise OR exercise only when supervised by a professional?
  • If the answer to the following questions are "yes", the investigators will contact physician for permission Do you experience unpleasant awareness of a forceful or rapid heart rate? Do you experience unreasonable breathlessness? Do you experience dizziness fainting or blackouts? Do you experience ankle swelling? Do you have burning or cramping sensation on your lower legs when walking short distances? Do you have diabetes?
  • Has a doctor, nurse or health professional ever told you that you had any of the following? Weak or failing kidneys? A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction? Angina or coronary heart disease? A stroke? Any kind of heart condition or heart disease other than the ones I just asked about?
  • Unable to obtain primary care provider consent (if required based on questions above)
  • If the participant answer "NO" to the following question: Is it ok if the investigators contact your primary care provider?
  • If the participant answer "YES" to the following question:Have you been hospitalized for psychiatric problem in past year?
  • If the participant is planning on moving out of the area in the next 36 months
  • If currently participates in the Band Together exercise program
  • Positive Callahan cognition screener: If participant fails 2 questions, research coordinator will explain study in detail and ask read-back questions. The participant will be excluded if failed read-back.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 21 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 17 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

1139 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02714257

Start Date

November 21 2016

End Date

December 17 2021

Last Update

February 5 2025

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Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033