Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Development of a Power Training Program to Improve Mobility in Older Veterans

United States30 participantsStarted 2026-04-06

Plain-language summary

The overall purpose of this study is to develop a power training intervention in partnership with Veterans participating in Gerofit and to evaluate the program's acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary participant outcomes (leg power, physical function and self-report participation).

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Pilot Study Criteria: * Veterans 65 years of age and older * New enrollees of the Rocky Mountain Regional Gerofit Program * ability to function independently in a group setting Exclusion Criteria: * inability to perform basic activities of daily living * oxygen dependency * unstable cardiac disease * moderate to severe cognitive impairment (Montreal cognitive assessment scores \< 24) * proliferative diabetic retinopathy * relative exclusions for participation in the in-person Gerofit exercise program including: open wounds, incontinence, and lack of transportation * inability to ambulate * progressive neurological diagnoses (e.g. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis) * individuals with planned orthopedic surgeries in the next 3 months

What they're measuring

Adherence

Timeframe: assessed at 3-months (primary endpoint) and 6 months in both intervention and standard of care groups

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07210645

SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2030-09-30

Contact for this trial

Mattie E Pontiff, PT, DPT, PhD

(337) 578-2252 MATTIE.PONTIFF@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

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