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A Randomized Control Trial - Zoomers for the Capital Region: A Peer-Led Exercise Program for Aging Adults
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Zoomers on the Go Exercise Program for Aging and Fall. Completed, enrolled 62 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The objective of this study is to recruit a group of older adults and study a broad set of physical health, mental health, and social outcomes when participants exercise with an older adult, peer-led exercise program. The program to be evaluated is called Zoomers on the Go. It is a 12-week program which involves two 60-minute sessions per week and educates participants about falls, along with aerobic and resistance exercise, flexibility, and balance activities. The program is offered to older adults (age 50+) and it is delivered in their community by an older adult who is trained as a certified Zoomers group exercise leader. Participants will be recruited, then randomized so that half of them can participate in a Zoomers class in the spring (intervention group) while half will have to wait until the fall of 2019 (control group). Pre-testing for both groups will begin around March 2019. The intervention group will participate in the program for 12 weeks, then there will be post-testing following this 12-weeks for both groups. Outcomes will be compared for the intervention and control groups, to determine if there are changes in the data pre- to post-measurements that are evident solely for the intervention group.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
60 minute exercise class involving resistance and aerobic training activities, as well as flexibility and balance activities. An educational handout is offered at the end of every class, relating to health behaviour.