65 and older, any sex, with Acceptability of an Exercise Intervention. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Acceptability of the InterventionPrimary· 28-days (post intervention)
Participants will be asked to complete a Theoretical Framework of Acceptability questionnaire on their experiences of the exercise snacking questionnaire.
The scale scores range from 0 to 5 with high scores indicating greater acceptability, and the total score representing the mean average of 7 individual domains of acceptability (each also rated 0-5).
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
4.6
± 0.6
Attitudes to ExerciseSecondary· 28-days (pre-to-post intervention)
Outcome Expectancy for Exercise Questionnaire Score on a scale of 0-5, with higher scores indicating higher outcome expectancy
Baseline
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
4.0
± 0.6
Post-intervention
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
4.3
± 0.5
Self-confidence for ExerciseSecondary· 28-days (pre-to-post intervention)
The 'Barriers Self-Efficacy Scale', (BARSE), to assess participants perceived capabilities to exercise. The scale ranges from 0-100, with a higher score indicating higher self-efficacy.
Baseline
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
70.1
± 26.2
Post-intervention
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
66.3
± 16.3
Psychological Need Satisfaction for ExerciseSecondary· 28-days (pre-to-post intervention)
Psychological need satisfaction for exercise questionnaire Score on a scale of 0-6, with higher scores indicating a greater satisfaction of basic psychological needs
Baseline
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
5
± 0.7
Post-intervention
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
5
± .7
Current Mental HealthSecondary· 28-days (pre-to-post intervention)
Patient Health Questionnaire Score on a scale of 0-27, with lower scores indicating less depression
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment Score on a scale of 0-21, with lower scores indicating lower anxiety
Baseline
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
2
± 2
Poat-intervention
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
1.6
± 2.1
General HealthSecondary· 28-days (pre-to-post intervention)
Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Separate scales from 0 to 100 for each of the two domains (physical and mental), with higher scores meaning better health status in both. The two domains are reported separately but not combined.
Groningen Frailty Index Score on a scale of 0-15, with higher scores being more frail
Baseline
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
3.9
± 2.1
Post-intervention
Group
Value
95% CI
Exercise Snacking Group
3.6
± 1.9
Sponsor's own description
As we age, muscles can become progressively weaker to the point that tasks of daily living cannot be carried out safely. However, regular resistance exercise training has been shown to maintain and even increase muscle strength in older adults. Previous research has identified a homebased, non-loaded, lower limb only, 'exercise snacking' model that does not require exercise equipment or supervision as a viable alternative exercise strategy to traditional resistance exercise, with potential to improve leg muscle strength in healthy older adults. This approach has been shown to be feasible and acceptable to general healthy older adult population, however this approach to exercise focussed on improving strength has not been considered in a clinical population.
This research seeks to investigate the acceptability of 28 days of homebased exercise snacking in outpatients with attending the memory clinic at the Research Institute for Care of the Elderly (RICE) Centre in Bath, UK, with diagnosis limited to mild cognitive impairment only. This study will improve understanding of how zero-cost exercise strategies to potentially improve muscle function and delay frailty could be incorporated in daily routines of older adults.
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Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Bath
Last refreshed: 4 October 2024
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