Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion - 2

This study is looking at how personalized music playlists, called rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS), might encourage older adults to exercise more. You could join if you are over 65, can walk without pain or assistance, speak English, and are healthy enough for moderate exercise. Participants will join a supervised exercise program for six months, either with or without RAS. Researchers will measure your physical activity levels and how you feel about exercise to see if RAS helps you enjoy and stick with exercise. The study aims to enroll 150 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design: This interventional study plans to enroll 150 participants aged 65 and older. Participants will be assigned to one of two exercise groups: with or without rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS).
What's involved: You would participate in supervised group exercise sessions for 15-40 minutes of aerobic training and 15-20 minutes of strength training daily for six months. You would also have assessments at baseline, monthly during the intervention, and two months after the intervention, including wearing an activity tracker and completing lab visits.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Participants will be followed for two months after the 6-month intervention period to assess physical activity and affective responses to exercise.

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Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion - 2

Recruiting

NAAges 65+InterventionalPrevention

Emory University

~150 participants

Updated 2026-07-23 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Exercise intervention with RAS (EX+RAS)Exercise intervention without RAS (EX)

At a glance

Recruiting sites

1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Weekly volume of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity as assessed by ActiGraph

Measured over 7 consecutive days at Baseline (before the intervention) and during month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (during intervention) and month 8 (2 months post-intervention)

+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Old Age

NCT07629739

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

Emory University
Atlanta, Georgiano site contact published
Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

Kyoung Shin Park, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Emory University

Who to contact

Kaetlin Marsh, MPH

[email protected]

404-544-2381

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adults over 65 years old.

Ambulatory without pain or the use of assisted walking devices.

Able to speak and read English.

Healthy enough to exercise at moderate intensity with or without medical clearance by a primary care physician.

Living in the community for the duration of the study (9-10 months).

Having a reliable means of transportation.

Having a safe place at home or at a residential area (at least 6 feet by 6 feet of open space) for unsupervised exercise training.

Being low-active (\< 90 min/week of MAT and \< 2 days/week of ST for the last 3 months).

Exclusion

Diagnosed progressive, neurodegenerative, or severe central nervous system disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, or history of stroke with residual deficits) that significantly impair cognitive function, motor skills, or the ability to engage in independent exercise training over moderate intensity

Participants with a history of episodic or peripheral neurological conditions (such as neuralgia or migraines) or stable cardiovascular/metabolic conditions may be included if they receive formal written medical clearance from their primary care physician or treating specialist, confirming it is safe for them to engage in unsupervised exercise training at moderate intensity.

Known exercise contraindications (uncontrolled hypertension, joint problems, diabetes, metabolic conditions, etc.), determined by self-report on the PAR-Q+.

Current or upcoming cancer treatment, determined by self-report on the PAR-Q+.

Stroke or neural impairment in the past 6 months, as self-reported on the PAR-Q+.

Hip/knee/spinal fracture or surgery in the past 6 months, determined by self-report on the ACSM Health Screening Questionnaire.

Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes, as determined by phone screening.

Currently participating in any other exercise or fitness-related research study, determined by phone screening.

Use of medications for cognitive impairment, as self-reported on the medication survey.

Initiation or change in dosage of psychiatric medications (e.g., antidepressants, anxiolytics) within the past 8 weeks; participants must be on a stable dose for at least 2 months before enrollment and intend to maintain this dose throughout the 8-month study period.

Self-report regularly drinking \> 14 alcoholic beverages a week or current illicit drug use, determined by self-report to screening surveys.

Current regular or hazardous use of illicit substances, or misuse of prescription medications, that occurs on a weekly or more frequent basis, or any substance use that, in the judgment of the investigator, would systematically confound weekly affective assessments or compromise safety during unsupervised exercise training, determined by self-report to screening surveys

Cannot ambulate without a walker/cane, assessed in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health Screening Questionnaire

Having cognitive impairment, determined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) BLIND \< 17.

Meet the threshold for clinical depression, determined by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R).

Uncorrected hearing or visual impairments, self-reported on the Health History Questionnaire.

Unable to understand the study procedure.

One of the household members is participating in this study, as self-reported during phone screening.

What this trial measures

Weekly volume of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity as assessed by ActiGraph7 consecutive days at Baseline (before the intervention) and during month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (during intervention) and month 8 (2 months post-intervention)
Duration, intensity, and frequency of physical activity will be assessed using a waist-worn accelerometer.
Daily duration of aerobic and strenght training as recorded on an Exercise LogDuring month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (during the intervention) and month 8 (2 months post - intervention until 2-month post-intervention)
Self-reported daily duration and types of physical activity will be self-reported on an exercise log.
Affective response to exercise measured by the single-item Feeling Scale (FS)For 3 days at Baseline (before the intervention), weekly during month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (during intervention), and for 3 days in month 8 (2 months post-intervention)
The single-item Feeling Scale (FS) will be used to measure affective responses to physical activity as assessed by Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). How are you feeling right now? with 11-point rating scale scores ranging from -5 to +5, with labels -5 = very bad, -3 = bad, -1 = somewhat bad, 0 = neutral, +1 = somewhat good, +3 = good, and +5 = very good.

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