Church-based Intervention to Improve Physical Function

This study is testing two different church-based programs to help people improve their physical function (how well your body moves). One program, called "Keep it Movin'," involves education and a church-wide walking program. The other program uses the "Go4Life Self Guided Education" materials from the National Institutes of Health, along with a church-wide walking program. We are looking for churches in specific Illinois counties (Cook, Lake, Dupage, Will, McHenry, Kane, or Kendall) with at least 300 adult members. Individuals aged 40 or older who have some difficulty with movement (mobility limitations) but can walk without assistance are eligible to join. The main goal is to see if these programs improve physical function over 6 and 12 months. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design: This is a 12-month study involving 360 participants, where churches are randomly assigned to one of two programs.
What's involved: Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Participants' physical function will be measured at 6 months and 12 months after the start of the intervention.

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Church-based Intervention to Improve Physical Function

Active, Not Recruiting

NAAges 40+InterventionalTreatment

Rush University Medical Center

~360 participants

Updated 2026-07-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Keep it Movin'Go 4 Life Self Guided Education

At a glance

Recruiting sites

0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Change in Physical Function

Measured over Measured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention

Conditions

Physical Function

Multiple Chronic Conditions

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states

Illinois1

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Membership of 300 or more adults

Located in Cook, Lake, Dupage, Will, McHenry, Kane, or Kendall counties

Age 40 or older

Have mobility limitations (defined as SPPB score of ≤9)

Ambulatory, defined as able to get out of a chair and walk without assistance without using a straight cane

Able to speak and read English

Attend recruitment church; and

Safe to begin an exercise program, which will be determined using the Exercise Assessment and Screening for You (EASY) Tool.

Exclusion

Severe cognitive impairment, defined as five or more errors on the Short-Portable Mental Status Questionnaire

Unable to consistently attend group classes at a scheduled time due to lack of reliable transportation, schedule conflicts, travel, plans to relocate, upcoming surgery, etc.

Participating in a medically supervised rehabilitation program such as cardiac rehab

Inpatient treatment for a psychiatric condition within the past 6 months, or currently receiving treatment for schizophrenia or other serious psychiatric illness

Contraindications to exercise determined using the EASY/healthcare follow-up

Congestive heart failure New York Health Association (NYHA) Class I or higher; unstable angina; heart attack or stroke within past 6 months

Visual or hearing impairment.

What this trial measures

Change in Physical FunctionMeasured at baseline and 6 months and 12 months after start of the intervention
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.

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