Fitness and Daily Function in Adults - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

July 3, 2001

Last Updated Date

January 20, 2009

Start Date ^ICMJE

October 1999

Primary Completion Date

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00018265 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Fitness and Daily Function in Adults

Official Title ^ICMJE

Oxygen Kinetics, Mobility Task Performance, and Task Training in Older Adults

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of aerobic fitness on the ability of able and disabled older adults to perform daily functional activities. Subjects are tested in their oxygen use patterns as they perform a series of functional tasks (such as walking on stairs) and following a 24-week training program focused on improving the ability to perform daily tasks likely requiring aerobic fitness (such as walking on stairs).

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Phase III

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Condition ^ICMJE

Cardiovascular Disease

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Task specific endurance training
Behavioral: Tai Chi

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

140

Completion Date

September 2003

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Both healthy and self-reported mobility-impaired older adults

Gender

Both

Ages

65 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00018265

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

AGCG-003-99S

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Department of Veterans Affairs

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Investigator:

Donald Dengel

Information Provided By

Department of Veterans Affairs

Verification Date

December 2004

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