title: The Seattle FICSIT/MoveIt study: the effect of exercise on gait and balance in older adults.
abstract: While exercise is generally recommended for older adults, the specific role of exercise in preventing falls and frail health is unclear. The Seattle FICSIT/MoveIt study is a population-based, randomized, controlled trial comparing the effects of three 6-month exercise interventions (endurance training, strength training, or combined endurance and strength training), and three 3-month endurance training interventions (stationary cycle, walking, or aerobic movement). Primary study outcomes are aerobic capacity, strength, gait, balance, and physical functional status. The study enrolls adults age 68-85 who have leg weakness and impaired gait. It differs from most previous community-based exercise studies in several respects: recruitment of subjects from a defined population; eligibility criteria based upon physiologic and functional status deficits; random assignment to exercise groups; assessment of both physiologic and functional status outcomes; follow-up beyond the completion of supervised exercise; and a large sample size (Total N = 180).
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Buchner
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cress
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: de Lateur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Abrass
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015444:Exercise; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance