An interventional study of Keep it Movin' and Go 4 Life Self Guided Education in Physical Function and Multiple Chronic Conditions, sponsored by Rush University Medical Center. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 40 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-27.
Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a 12-month multi-level behavioral cluster randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to improve physical function (PF) in Americans with PF limitations.
89 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Chronic Conditions; 16 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 360 is above the median of 128 across 71 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Chronic Conditions.
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Of its 32 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 26 (81%) have results posted.
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Churches (Community-level):
Participants (Individual-level):
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants (Individual-level):
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A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.
Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.
Contraindication
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
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NYHA class (heart failure)
The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.
Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Behavioral: Keep it Movin'
Behavioral: Go 4 Life Self Guided Education
Individual participants in churches randomized to the intervention arm will participate in the Keep it Movin' multi-component PA education program, as well as be encouraged by their church and study interventionist to participate in the church-wide walking program. Individuals enrolled in Keep It Movin' will attend weekly 90-minute sessions for 24 weeks. All sessions will include the structured physical activity component from the LIFE study intervention, with the following components, which were added to address needs of the target community: functional education, social support and problem-solving. To increase the functional gains seen in the LIFE pilot study and add content addressing self-management and PA with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs), the number of sessions in the proposed trial has been increased from 16 to 24 weeks.
Individual participants in churches randomized to the comparator arm will receive the church-wide walking program and the Go4Life Your Everyday Guide to Exercise and Physical Activity which was developed by the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to promote physical activity in older adults. This includes an evidence-based exercise guide and motivational tips to help older adults start and sustain an exercise program. The Go4Life guide will add individual level education and encouragement to the interpersonal and community levels of intervention provided by the church-wide walking program.
Change in Physical Function
Objective physical function will be measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) an instrument commonly used to measure physical performance within the aging population.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Physical Activity
Objective physical activity (i.e., time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity) will be collected via a wrist worn accelerometer (ActiGraph GT9X Link activity monitor) collected over 4-7 days. The ActiGraph GT9X Link provides physical activity data including raw acceleration, energy expenditure, steps taken, physical activity intensity, activity and sedentary bouts, and heart rate intervals.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Self-Reported Physical Activity
Self reported physical activity will be evaluated using the Community Healthy Activities Model Program For Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire. The CHAMPS physical activity questionnaire is designed to promote physical activity in seniors. The CHAMPS tool is a 41-item questionnaire that asks about the length of time spent doing certain activities (less than an hour to 9 or more hours) in the past 4 weeks.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Self-Reported Physical Function
Self-report of physical function will be evaluated by the Functional Status Questionnaire. The survey is a geriatric tool designed for participants to self-report capturing the participants' physical, psychological, social and role functions.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Social Support
Social support for exercise will be measured using the Social Support \& Exercise Survey Self-efficacy questionnaire.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Quality of Life
Quality of life will be measured using EuroQual (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire. The measure evaluates the participant's perception of their "health today" with respect to mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety depression. the items are evaluated on a 5-point scale ranging from "no problem" in the area to "extreme problem" in the area.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
Change in Self-efficacy
Self efficacy will be measured using The Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale consisting of 9 hypothetical situations like weather, boredom that could impact a person's ability to exercise.
Time frame: Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
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Started Sep 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2026, 35 months after the start.
Of 59 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Multiple Chronic Conditions, half reached primary completion within 20 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 37. This study's planned 35 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 59 studies reached it within 20 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 37.
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