Keeping Active in Residential Elderly

Assessing the Feasibility and Impact of an Adapted Resistance Training Intervention, Aimed at Improving the Multi-dimensional Health and Functional Capacity of Frail Older Adults in Residential Care Settings: Protocol for a Feasibility Study

This trial will take the form of a feasibility study; designed to assess the feasibility of a proposed future clinical trial in this setting. This proposed future clinical trial is proposed to assess the impact of physical activity, in the form of specialised chair based physical activity intervention, on the physiological, psychological, cognitive, social and emotional health, and functional capacity of geriatric populations with pre-existing frailty within a residential care setting; recognising health as a holistic concept incorporating a multitude of inter-related dimensions. This feasibility study is single-centre (taking place at the Olivet Christadelphian care home, 17 Sherbourne Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, United Kingdom ).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Residents within the Olivet Christadelphian care home, 17 Sherbourne Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• ≥ 65 years of age
• Frail according to the Fried Frailty criteria: meeting at least three of the five characteristics of frailty (Fried et al. 2001)
• Have the capacity to speak and read in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently taking part in any other clinical trial which could potentially have an impact upon or influences the findings of the current study
• Currently terminally ill with life expectancy which is less than the duration of the follow-up of the study
• Severe sensory impairment which would profoundly impact on their capacity to undergo the interventions, even once appropriate adaptations have been made.