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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the practicality of a short-term (8-weeks), home-based digital versatile disc (DVD) chair exercise program among 40 sedentary older Black/African American and White/Caucasian veterans with three or more chronic health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoarthritis.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 65 Years and 99 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Be a veteran, which will be verified through documentation, such as discharge papers, military identification card, or military photographs - Identify as Black/African American or White/Caucasian; demonstrate proof of age 65+; self-report of three or more chronic health conditions - Pass a cognitive screening related to thinking/reasoning/decision making; report less than 30 minutes of daily physical activity - Systolic blood pressure lower than 180 - Diastolic blood pressure lower than 100 - Resting heart rate 90 or lower - Three or more chronic health conditions - Permission from primary care physician (PCP) - Own a sturdy stand-alone chair without arms - Own an operable television - Willing to be randomized to the intervention or the waitlist control group

Exclusion Criteria

  • Non-veteran - Non-Black or African American/White or Caucasian - Younger than 65 years of age - Systolic blood pressure 180 or higher - Diastolic blood pressure is 100 or higher - Resting heart rate higher than 90 - Less than three chronic health conditions - Failure to pass a cognitive screening - Report more than 30 minutes of daily physical activity - No approval from PCP - No sturdy stand-alone chair without arms - No operable television - Unwilling to be assigned to the intervention or the waitlist control group

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Intervention Group 		Ten participants from each racial group (Black/White) will be assigned to the Intervention, which will receive the home-based DVD Chair Exercise Program. This is the group that will receive the chair exercise intervention upon enrollment.
  • Behavioral: Intervention Group
    Intervention group participants will receive the home-based DVD chair exercise program, which will include a DVD player, "Sit and Be Fit" DVD, schedule of exercise sessions, hand weights, exercise balls, resistance bands, exercise log, and satisfaction survey. Participants will be instructed to complete an assigned "Sit and Be Fit" exercise session once a day (sessions last approximately 30 minutes), five days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks. During the first 6 weeks, the intervention group will not have contact with the study team, unless to trouble-shoot the DVD or answer questions about exercise sessions. At the end of week 6, the intervention group will be contacted to schedule a post-assessment for the end of week 8, which will include repeating all health measures, except for health status.
Active Comparator
Waitlist Control Group 		Ten participants from each racial group (Black/White) will be assigned to the Waitlist Control Group, which will receive the home-based DVD Chair Exercise Program at the end of 8 weeks.
  • Behavioral: Waitlist Control Group
    At week 8, waitlist control group will receive the home-based DVD chair exercise program, which will include a DVD player, "Sit and Be Fit" DVD, schedule of exercise sessions, hand weights, exercise balls, resistance bands, exercise log, and satisfaction survey. The waitlist control group will complete a post-assessment at the end of week 8, which will include all health status measures, except health status. Waitlist control group will be instructed to complete an assigned "Sit and Be Fit" exercise session once a day (sessions last approximately 30 minutes), five days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks. Waitlist control group will not have contact with the study team, unless to trouble-shoot the DVD or answer questions about exercise sessions. At the end 14 weeks, waitlist control group will be contacted to schedule a final meeting, and to collect the adherence logs and satisfaction survey. At 16 weeks, the waitlist control group will not receive an additional post-assessment.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Contact

Detailed Description

This study will determine the feasibility of a home-based DVD chair exercise program, "Sit and Be Fit." Participants will be asked to complete a chair-exercise program Monday through Friday. Each chair exercise session lasts approximately 30 minutes. Participants will receive a new DVD player, the exercise DVD, and the necessary exercise equipment to complete each session. The equipment includes a set of 1 pound hand weights, a 10" exercise ball, a small handball, a resistance band, an exercise log, and a satisfaction survey. Upon initial enrollment, both groups will receive a baseline health assessment that will include health-related quality of life, subjective well-being, body mass index (BMI), comorbidity, blood pressure, lower body extremity fitness, physical activity, and hand grip strength. Excluding health status, all other measures will be completed at post-assessment (the end of week 8 for Group A and Group B). The intervention group (Group A) will receive the equipment after completing eligibility screening, an informed consent, and health assessments. The waitlist control group (Group B) will receive the equipment at week 9 after the post-assessment. Group B will complete the program through week 16. The waitlist control group(Group B) will not receive an additional post assessment at the end of week 16.

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