Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Active Older Adults Prospective Cohort Study

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

• Ages 50 to 95 years
• All sexes
• Healthy volunteers accepted
• Adult, Older adult

Study population: Active Older Adults is offered in Miami-Dade County (MDC), FL where 40.9% of people older than 65 are sedentary (did not participate in any leisure-time activities, physical activities other than their regular job, during the past month). Within MDC, age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 population (2020-2022) from cardiovascular disease were higher for both Black (291.8.7 vs. 263.4) and Hispanic (179.2 vs. 171.2) residents of MDC vs. statewide, respectively, compared with White (186.2 vs. 198.7) residents. This disparity is particularly relevant for MDC where 69% of people identify as Hispanic or Latino and 17% identify as Black, as opposed to about 19% and 14%, respectively in the United States and 27% and 17% respectively in Florida.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

About this study

Conditions

Hypertension, Overweight, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Sedentary Behavior, Low Physical Fitness

Being tested

Active older Adults

Medical subject headings

Hypertension, Overweight, Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Sedentary Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

• Active older AdultsBehavioural

  The program entails one-hour sessions two or three times per week including aerobic workout, strength training, balance and flexibility exercise delivered online or in-person. Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation is the sponsor of the Active Older Adults prospective cohort study. Duke is conducting a secondary data analysis on data collected as part of the Active Older Adults study.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

1. Change in Body mass index (height and weight)

   Measured: Baseline, 12 months, 36 months

2. Change in blood pressure

   Measured: Baseline, 12 months, 36 months

3. Change in arm strength

   Participant arm strength is measured as the total number of arm curls performed in 30 seconds. Participants are seated in a chair while holding a dumbbell or cuff weight (5lb for women and 8lb for men) wrapped around their right or left wrist (the left wrist is employed when the right wrist is impractical).

   Measured: Baseline, 12 months, 36 months

4. Change in leg strength

   Leg strength is assessed as the number of chair stands a person could complete in 30 seconds. For one chair stand, participants get up from their seats (with assistance if necessary) and then sit back down.

   Measured: Baseline, 12 months, 36 months

5. Change in mobility

   Mobility is measured as the time spent in an Eight-Foot-Up-and-Go test. Participants start seated in a chair, and are instructed to stand up, quickly circle a cone placed eight feet in front of the chair, and then sit back down in the chair. The stopwatch will start when the person fully stands up from the chair and stops when the person sits back down into the chair (recorded in seconds).

   Measured: Baseline, 12 months, 36 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

1. First posted19 Sep 2024
2. Study start15 Jun 2016
3. Primary completion16 Jun 2028 (estimated)
4. Study completion16 Jun 2028 (estimated)

Resources

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
• Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
• Other trials for HypertensionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
• More trials run by Duke UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
• What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.