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Home Program to Enhance Mobility in Older Veteran Diabetics
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating home exercise/physical activity (PA) enhancement program with behavioral support and flex and toning health education program for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. Completed, enrolled 144 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of the proposed research is to test whether a long-term exercise program in sedentary Veterans with diabetes will produce sustained improvement in mobility performance and physical activity. In this proposed research, 240 sedentary older adult diabetics (aged 60 and over) will be randomly allocated into a customized, primarily home-based, functionally-oriented exercise program with nurse support intervention (I) group versus a flexibility and toning, health education control (C) group, and test outcomes in functional mobility and physical activity at 4 weeks, 6 months and one year. This research can lead to an exercise/PA enhancement program that can coordinate with VA outreach programs, targeting older Veterans who are not in the immediate vicinity of a major VA site. Ultimately, this should create a model to which physicians and other providers could refer comorbid diabetes patients.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Initial on-site personal trainer-based functional aerobic program followed by home intervention consisting of functional exercise training and enhanced physical activity with nurse telephonic behavioral support
Initial flex and toning program continued on follow-up along with health education