Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise Snacking to Improve Strength and STability: ESISST Pilot Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Bath

Conditions:

Acceptability of an Exercise Intervention

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

As we age, muscles can become progressively weaker to the point that tasks of daily living cannot be carried out safely. However, regular resistance exercise training has been shown to maintain and ev...

Detailed Description

Potential participants will be identified by clinicians during memory clinic outpatient appointments at the Research Institute for Care of the Elderly (RICE) in Bath. Clinicians will provide a brief o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged \>65 years
  • Have attended the Memory Clinic at the RICE Centre in Bath
  • Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score of ≥20
  • Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score 3-8 and not scoring 0 on any component of the test
  • Capability to safely perform the exercise snacking movements, assessed by a researcher during screening, and be able to have someone present in the home who could call for help if required during all exercise snacks.
  • Not regularly engaging in recreational sports or structured exercise (once a week or more).
  • Have a foreseeable clear period of 28 consecutive days in which to perform the exercise snacking protocol (i.e. no planned holidays or hospitalisation)

Exclusion

  • Co-morbidity preventing participation (e.g. severe breathlessness, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, or other severe neurological disease)
  • Individuals with a history of bone, joint or neuromuscular problems or a current musculoskeletal injury ascertained through preliminary screening that would prevent exercise snacking or be made worse by performing exercise snacking.
  • Individuals with contraindications to exercise including chest pain, dizziness, or loss of consciousness, or who have been instructed by their doctor to only do physical activity recommended by them.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 20 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05439252

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

January 20 2023

Last Update

October 4 2024

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University of Bath

Bath, Avon, United Kingdom, BA2 7AY