Coaching for Healthy AGEing (CHAnGE) dataset
The University of SydneyDataset description
This dataset includes 605 participants (aged 60+ years, 180 males /425 females) living in the community, recruited from metropolitan Sydney and regional Orange community (NSW), Australia) via direct contact with established community-based organisations for older people. Baseline data includes demographics, physical activity, fall history, health related quality of life, mobility, BMI, affect, dietary habits. Follow-up data was collected at 3, 6 and 12 months and includes self-reported falls, wellbeing, mobility, health-related quality of life, BMI, dietary habits, falls efficacy, gait efficacy, risk taking behaviour, self-report physical activity and device-measured physical activity. The file type is .XLS.
Source Study
Purpose:
Phase:
Trial acronym
CHAnGE trial
Trial ID
ACTRN12615001190594
Funding
Government body, NHMRC Project Grant APP1083495
Scientific enquiries
A/Prof Anne Tiedemann
Brief Summary
We will conduct a cluster randomised trial (60 groups of older people) to evaluate two healthy ageing strategies among community-dwelling people who attend established community-based groups. The primary objective is to measure the effectiveness of: a) a physical activity and fall prevention intervention including telephone-based health coaching and written information on physical activity and falls over a 12 month period, and b) a nutrition intervention including telephone-based health coaching .... Read more
Key Inclusion Criteria
Eligible participants will: Be aged 60 years and over; Live in a private dwelling or retirement village and; Regularly (at least once every two months) attend meetings or social events at the participating established community-based group
Key Exclusion Criteria
People will be excluded if they: a) are already meeting the Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for older adults (operationalised as 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity five days a week assessed using the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire and have had a falls risk assessment and intervention program in the past year b) have a cognitive impairment (a diagnosis of dementia or a Memory Impairment Screen score of less than 5) c) have insufficient English language skill .... Read more
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Population
Sample Size 606
Min. age 60 Years
Max. age No limit
Sex Both males and females
Condition category Falls , Physical activity participation
Condition code Injuries and Accidents , Public Health
Intervention
Intervention code Behaviour , Prevention , Treatment: Other
Arm 1: Participants allocated to the physical activity and fall prevention intervention arm: 1. Will receive a printed booklet about physical activity and fall prevention for healthy ageing. 2. Will undergo an initial two-hour physiotherapy session (at home), in which: a) A fall risk assessment will be conducted by a research physiotherapist. This will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will include assessment of key fall risk factors such as balance, mobility, vision, medication use .... Read more
Comparison
Control group Active
Arm 2: A nutrition intervention aiming to encourage healthy eating. It involves the provision of a printed booklet containing information about healthy eating based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines and access to the NSW Ministry of Health 'Get Healthy' telephone-based health coaching service. Participants will be encouraged to access the service approximately once a fortnight for the first 6 months and then on a monthly basis for the remaining 6 months of the study. During this time particip .... Read more
Outcomes
Outcome: Primary Outcome 2: Number of falls in the 12 months after randomisation measured with 12 monthly postal fall calendars Timepoint: Timepoint: 12 months after randomisation
Outcome: Primary outcome 1: Physical activity participation assessed as counts/minute over a 7-day period using the Actigraph accelerometer. Timepoint: Timepoint: 12 months after randomisation
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available?
yes
What data in particular will be shared?
Individual participant data underlying main results
When will data be available?
Beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following publication of main results
Available to whom?
On a case by case basis at the discretion of the Principal Chief Investigator
Available for what types of analyses?
Meta-analyses