Exercise From Afar: Progressing At Risk Individuals to Independent Exercise

Part of paid clinical trials in Emporia, Kansas.

Sponsor
Emporia State University
Study ID
NCT06667817
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Sedentary Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
40 Years - 70 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Exercise — BEHAVIORAL
    16 weeks of exercise training (Exercise Group) will be prescribed via a smart phone application. Results from this group will be compared to results of the sedentary control group.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a technology-driven independent exercise program on health outcomes associated with dementia risk among underactive rural adults. Underactive adults (n=50), ages 40-70 years, from federally designated rural and frontier Kansas counties will be recruited to participate in this study. Specific inclusionary and exclusionary criteria will be used to screen potential participants and determine eligibility. Following recruitment and screening, participants will complete baseline physical fitness and health assessments, supervised by the research team. Following completion of baseline assessments, a personal training/fitness app will be employed to design and deliver exercise programming and track exercise participation, adherence and progression over the course of the study. All prescribed exercise will follow national governing body recommendations and include specific exercises found in previous work to be beneficial for physical health and brain plasticity. The study team will record exercise instruction videos that can be accessed by all participants at any time throughout the study. The particular app used will allow the research team to organize exercise videos into structured training sessions, allowing participants to exercise on their own, at the location of their choice, with ample instruction. The app will also allow participants to record themselves performing various exercises and send them to the research team for analysis of technique and safety. Communication between study personnel and participants will be delivered via the app. Phone calls and/or Zoom sessions will be offered as an alternative if necessary. Our goal is to create a safe, effective means of delivering personalized exercise programming to rural adults that reduces barriers to exercise, improves physical fitness and biomarkers associated with dementia risk and lends itself to exercise adherence in a population that is at an increased risk for cognitive decline. Middle aged adults will be included in the study as they are at an age when successful behavior change is more probable (than older, institutionalized adults); older adults will be included as they are in the high-risk category for dementia. Following the exercise intervention, all baseline assessments will be repeated. Data will be compared to determine the impact of the exercise program on each variable (i.e. dementia risk biomarkers, QOL, physical fitness, etc.).

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 2024
Status verified
Feb 2025
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2025
Completion
Jul 1, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Exercise Group
    This group will be assigned to the exercise group and will receive the exercise intervention, delivered via the smart phone application.
  • No Intervention: Control
    This group will complete all baseline and follow-up assessments, but receive no intervention. They will serve as the underactive control.

Primary Outcome Measure

Determine the impact of a technology-driven exercise program on exercise adherence. [ Time Frame: 16 weeks per participant enrolled ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Emporia State UniversityEmporiaKansas66801
Erin M Blocker, PhD
[email protected]
620-803-6161
Erin M Blocker, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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