Development of a Power Training Program to Improve Mobility in Older Veterans

Conditions

• Mobility Decline
• Physical Deconditioning

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

65 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Gerofit Power Training — OTHER
  Gerofit Power Training will include a power training exercise prescription which will focus on having participants perform concentric portions of each resistance exercise as fast and as safely as possible with the eccentric component performed in a slow and controlled manner. The target dose of the power training intervention is 40-60% of the participant's 1-repetition maximum for 4-6 repetitions across 3-6 sets for each exercise. Exercises will focus on the major groups of the upper and lower body. All other Gerofit program components (balance, aerobic, and flexibility) will be consistent with the standard of care group. Sessions will be the same duration as the standard of care Gerofit group (60-75 minutes). The power training and standard of care groups will only differ in the form of resistance training performed.
• Gerofit Standard of Care — OTHER
  Gerofit standard of care is a 60-75 minute multimodal exercise program which includes 20-30 minutes of aerobic training, traditional strength training of the major upper and lower body muscle groups (1-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions at moderate load), flexibility training and balance training.

Study Details

The overall purpose of this study is to develop a power training intervention in partnership with Veterans participating in Gerofit and to evaluate the program's acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary participant outcomes (leg power, physical function and self-report participation).

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 15, 2026

Status verified

May 2026

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2030

Completion

Dec 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Gerofit Power Training Intervention
  This group will be randomized to receive Gerofit power training intervention for 6 months. They will receive power training as part of each Gerofit exercise session. Gerofit exercise sessions also include aerobic, flexibility, and balance training.
• Active Comparator: Gerofit Standard of Care
  This group will be randomized to receive standard of care exercise Gerofit exercise prescription for 6 months. Standard of care exercise for the Gerofit program includes combined aerobic, strength, flexibility and balance training.

Primary Outcome Measure

Adherence [ Time Frame: assessed at 3-months (primary endpoint) and 6 months in both intervention and standard of care groups ]

Central Contacts

• Mattie E Pontiff, PT DPT PhD
  (337) 578-2252
  [email protected]
• Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, PhD
  (303) 949-9304
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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