Enhancing Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Recent Retirees

N/ACompletedNCT03320746

University of Turku231 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of REACT project is to provide cost-effective way to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary time among older adults. This is done by examining the efficacy of activity tracker based intervention on wake-time physical activity, sedentary time, sleep and other health outcomes among recent retirees. REACT study will be the first randomized physical activity trial targeted to time window right after retirement.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

231

Conditions

Exercise Aging Retirement

Interventions

Polar Loop 2 activity trackerDEVICE

The participants were instructed to aim to reach the daily activity goal, initially set at stage 1 as per the goals set by the trackers' manufacturer. The daily activity goal was based on user's typical daily activities, gender and age. The stage 1 daily activity goal corresponded to \~1h/day of jogging or \~2h/day of walking or \~7h/day household activities or a combination of these activities. The tracker gave an inactivity alert as a vibration and text "it's time to move" on the screen of the tracker if the user has been still for 55 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * actual retirement date between Jan 2017 and Dec 2018 * maximum of 12 months from the actual retirement * capable of doing exercise (able to walk 500 m continuously) * basic knowledge on how to use computer and Internet access at home Exclusion Criteria: * current post-operative state or upcoming surgery within the next 6 months * malign cancer or recent myocardial infraction

Locations (1)

University of Turku /Department of Public Health

Turku, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in wake time physical activity

Accelerometer based measurement

Time frame: Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.

Secondary Outcomes

Change in wake time sedentary activity

Accelerometer based measurement

Time frame: Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.

Change in sleep duration and quality

Accelerometer based measurement

Time frame: Primarily change from baseline to 12 months, secondarily change from baseline to 3 months and to 6 months.

Change in metabolic profile

Fasting blood sample: lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides), fasting plasma glucose, HbA1C, and CRP; blood pressure: systolic and diastolic blood pressure; body composition: fat mass, fat free mass, body weight, waist circumference

Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

Change in activity locations

GPS-tracking provides data of the latitude, longitude, and time, i.e. when and where an individual is located.

Time frame: Baseline to 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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