Group exercise for people with chronic physical impairment.

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 29 May 2017
• Main ID: ACTRN12617000737336
• Date of registration: 19/05/2017
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
• Public title: Group exercise for people with chronic physical impairment.
• Scientific title: A randomised, cross-over control trial to assess the efficacy of group exercise to maintain or improve physical function in people with chronic physical impairment.
• Date of first enrolment: 12/06/2017
• Target sample size: 110
• Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
• URL: http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12617000737336.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomised controlled trial Crossover
• Phase: Not Applicable

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Falls

Parkinson's Disease

Chronic physical impairment

Stroke

Intervention(s)

At time of enrolment, all participants will have already been attending exercise groups, and will have been given an individualised home exercise programme.
During the 20-week intervention period, participants will continue to attend the exercise groups that they were attending at time of enrolment in the study. They will also be given the option to attend a second exercise group per week for this period.
Exercise duration is 45 minutes, at the hospital.
Groups are run by an experienced Physiotherapist, with up to 15 participants per group.
Groups are stratified to participant ability, and, to some extent, health condition.
All groups offer functional strength training, and balance training, and participants are encouraged to work at an effort of 6-8/10 for the duration of the class.
Choice of exercises is tailored to the ability and needs of the group members.
Parkinson's Disease- specific groups focus on exaggerated amplitude movements.
Attendance is recorded at each group.
Patients are also encouraged to exercise at home, at least 3 times per week in addition to the exercise group(s).