Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion - 2

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
Emory University
Study ID
NCT07629739
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Old Age

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
65 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Exercise intervention with RAS (EX+RAS) — BEHAVIORAL
    Supervised exercise sessions will be led by an exercise specialist at an open-floor gym. All participants will be asked to attend a supervised group exercise session for moderate aerobic training (MAT) for 15-40 minutes/day and muscle-strengthening training (ST) for 15-20 minutes/day for 2 days/week for the first 3 months, while being encouraged to independently perform MAT on up to 3 more days/week. Then, the same training session will be offered for 1 day/week for an additional 3 months while encouraging participants to independently perform ST on 1 more day of the week and MAT up to 4 more days of the week. Participants will be instructed on set and track exercise goals, supplemented with a series of behavioral supports during the 6-month intervention and until a 2-month post-intervention follow-up.
  • Exercise intervention without RAS (EX) — BEHAVIORAL
    Supervised exercise sessions will be led by an exercise specialist at an open-floor gym. All participants will be asked to attend a supervised group exercise session for moderate aerobic training (MAT) for 15-40 minutes/day and muscle-strengthening training (ST) for 15-20 minutes/day for 2 days/week for the first 3 months, while being encouraged to independently perform MAT on up to 3 more days/week. Then, the same training session will be offered for 1 day/week for an additional 3 months while encouraging participants to independently perform ST on 1 more day of the week and MAT up to 4 more days of the week. Participants will be instructed on set and track exercise goals, supplemented with a series of behavioral supports during the 6-month intervention and until a 2-month post-intervention follow-up.

Study Details

Older adults' low adherence to the national physical activity guidelines may stem from a failure to increase positive affective responses to exercise (e.g., enjoyment). Exercising with personalized, tempo-synchronous music playlists has shown promising effects on physical activity promotion in midlife-to-older adults during a cardiac rehab program. The purpose of this study is to determine how personalized, tempo-synchronous music playlists called rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) influence exercise behavior change and affective responses to exercise over 8 months among community-dwelling, sedentary older adults.

Key Dates

Start date
May 26, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Exercise intervention with RAS (EX+RAS)
    Participants will be randomized to an exercise intervention with RAS (EX+RAS) over 6 months, offering the exercise prescription to foster independent adherence to the Physical Activity guidelines (PAG) through the gradual withdrawal of supervised training. This group will be provided with RAS playlists and trained to use them for their exercise sessions.
  • Active Comparator: Exercise intervention without RAS (EX)
    Participants will be randomized to an exercise intervention (EX) over 6 months, offering the same exercise prescription as the experimental group, to foster independent adherence to the PAG through the gradual withdrawal of supervised training. This group will not be provided with any RAS playlists to accompany their exercise.

Primary Outcome Measure

Weekly volume of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity as assessed by ActiGraph [ Time Frame: 7 consecutive days at Baseline (before the intervention) and during month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (during intervention) and month 8 (2 months post-intervention) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIP
Emory UniversityAtlantaGeorgia30329

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