An interventional study of Health Coaching Program and Health Education Program in Limitation, Mobility and Older Adults, sponsored by University of British Columbia. Recruiting at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 70 Years to 89 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-04.
Sponsored by University of British Columbia · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of a health-coaching intervention to improve physical activity in older adults with limited mobility when compared to a control, health education group.
A total of 290 older adults with limited mobility will be randomized to either a 26-week health coaching program or health education program. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks (end of intervention), and 52 week (6-month follow-up period).
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Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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MMSE and MoCA
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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The health coaching program will be delivered by trained and certified kinesiologists utilizing Brief Action Planning (BAP) principals. The BAP behavior change approach utilizes the following 4 techniques: 1) goal-setting; 2 )action planning; 3) self-monitoring; and 4) feedback. Participants will utilize daily physical activity diaries to enable self-monitoring, and BAP coaches will provide feedback on progress toward individualized physical activity goals.
Behavioral: Health Coaching Program
This program is an attention control group, which consists of general health education. Education sessions will be delivered either by zoom or in person. The education sessions will cover the following topics: 1) falls prevention; 2) sleep; 3) healthy eating; 4) cognitive health; and 5) mental and emotional health.
Behavioral: Health Education Program
The HC program will be delivered over 26-weeks. Participants will have an initial hour-long HC session where the BAP coach will conduct a brief physical assessment and work with the participant to establish their physical activity goals and develop a plan. After the initial consult, coaches will conduct 8 x 20-minute phone calls with participants over the 26-week trial decreasing from bi-weekly phone calls in weeks 1-12 to monthly phone calls in weeks 13-26. Participants in the HC group will have an overall goal of increasing their weekly participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity by 50 minutes, via 5-, 7-, or 10-minute bouts of progressive exercises, at a rate of perceived exertion range of 13-14 ("somewhat hard") by week 16. Participants will have access to specific exercise sessions made available by YouTube and/or hardcopy manuals created by the research team.
Also known as: HC
Participants will begin with a one-hour, group-based, interactive education session on falls prevention delivered either in-person or by Zoom. Following the initial education session, ED participants will receive additional group education sessions (in-person or by Zoom) with the same duration and schedule as the HC program covering a variety of healthy aging topics.
Also known as: ED
Mobility
Measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Physical activity
Time spent moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time measured by accelerometer.
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Self reported physical activity
Measured by the Community Health Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Adults.
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Gait speed
Measured during the 4-m walk
Time frame: Baseline, 13- weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Capacity to complete the 400-m walk in ≤ 15 minutes
measured as yes or no
Time frame: Baseline, 13- weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Cognitive function
Measured with the NIH Toolbox and standard neuropsychological assessments
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Community mobility
Measured with the Life Space Questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Functional mobility
Measured as the time to complete the Timed Up-and-Go (TUG)
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Fatigue
Measured by the 9-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) scored from 9 to 63, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Lower extremity strength
Measured with strain gauge (kilograms) on dominant quadriceps
Time frame: Baseline, 13- weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Grip strength
Measured with digital Jamar isometric dynamometer (Newtons)
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Mood
Measured by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Health-related quality of life
Measured with questionnaire EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L)
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Sleep
Measured with 19-item Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
Sleep
Measured by accelerometer
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 52-weeks
Falls
Assessed with monthly calendar and questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, monthly
Health resource utilization
Assessed with a questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, 13-weeks, 26-weeks, 39-weeks, 52-weeks
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