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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02339467
Date of registration: 07/01/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Manitoba
Public title: Getting Older Adults OUT-of -Doors GO-OUT
Scientific title: Getting Older Adults OUT-of-doors (GO-OUT): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-based Outdoor Walking Program
Date of first enrolment: February 2015
Target sample size: 9
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02339467
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Ruth Barclay, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Manitoba
Name:     Nancy Salbach, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Toronto
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- self-reported ability to walk continuously on a flat surface a distance of =1 block
(~50 metres or 164 feet) independently with or without a walking aid and without
supervision

- outdoor walking limitation defined as self-reportedly accumulating =20 minutes of
outdoor walking in a typical week

- mental competency indicated by a score of =18 on the telephone version of the
Mini-mental State Exam

Exclusion Criteria:

- active walkers defined as accumulating =100 minutes of total (indoor and outdoor)
walking per week

- have had =2 falls in the prior 12 months or present with an acute fall (based on
American Geriatric Society fall guidelines)

- cardiac, respiratory, peripheral vascular or other health conditions that would
prevent safe and full participation in the interventions

- currently receiving rehabilitation treatment such as physical or occupational therapy
for goals related to walking

- postural hypotension determined by measuring lying and standing blood pressure

- severe limitations to visual acuity by a falls prevention screen

- resting heart rate under 45 or over 100.

The PAR-Q+ (an evaluation of exercise readiness) will be completed by each participant.
With participants' permission, their family physician will be asked to review the PAR-Q+
and confirm readiness to participate in exercise.



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Older Adults With Decreased Outdoor Walking Ability
Intervention(s)
Other: Task-oriented outdoor walking workshop
Other: GO-OUT program
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Outdoor walking activity - CHAMPS questionnaire [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Outdoor walking activity -Accelerometry [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Outdoor walking activity -GPS data [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Participation (CHAMPS) [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Walking competency (Berg Balance scale) [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Aerobic capacity (Six minute walk test) [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Health Related Quality of life (The Rand-36) [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Change in Mood (Geriatric depression scale) [Time Frame: baseline, 3,6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
H2014:391
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
McGill University
University of Alberta
University of Toronto
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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