The Men on the Move Study is a randomized, controlled, feasibility study designed to address the health problem of physical inactivity in older men.
Men on the Move is a randomized, controlled, feasibility study to provide preliminary evidence of feasibility and efficacy for promoting mobility through the uptake of physical activity among men aged 65 years and older who are physically inactive. Specifically, Men on the Move will evaluate the effects of a choice-based physical activity model paired with an active transportation model. The choice-based physical activity model encourages older men to use existing community-based resources to create and implement actions plans for physical activity. It also provides ongoing face-to-face and telephone-based support from trained activity coaches. The active transportation model provides transit passes and active travel planning to promote use of transit and walking to destinations of interest. The feasibility of delivering the intervention will be assessed. Accelerometry and travel diaries will be used to measure the effects of the intervention on physical activity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
58
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Feasibility of participant recruitment and retention
Number of study participants recruited and retained for the 12-week study
Time frame: 12 weeks
Change from baseline in physical activity as measured by accelerometry at 12 weeks
Minutes/day
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change from baseline in daily steps as measured by accelerometry at 12 weeks
steps/day
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change from baseline in physical activity as measured by the CHAMPS questionnaire score at 12 weeks
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change from baseline in active transportation as measured by travel diaries at 12 weeks
Trip rates (overall, by walking, by transit)
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change from baseline in mobility as measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score at 12 weeks
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Change from baseline in mobility as measured by the Life-Space Assessment score at 12 weeks
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
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