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

Doody, Paul; Lord, Janet M.; Whittaker, Anna C.

doi:10.1186/s40814-019-0470-1

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Table 2 Study timeline of all major events throughout the duration of the study (SPIRIT Schedule)

From: 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

Week	Keeping Active in Residential Elderly (KARE) study timeline
Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week - 2	Consent and eligibility screening	Consent and eligibility screening	Consent and eligibility screening	Consent and eligibility screening	Consent and eligibility screening	Consent and eligibility screening	–
Week - 1	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Rest
Week 0	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Pre-intervention assessments	Rest
Week 1	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Rest
Week 2	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Training	Rest
Week 3	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Rest
Week 4	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Training	Rest
Week 5	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Rest
Week 6	Training	Rest	Training	Rest	Training	Training	Rest
Week 7	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	–
Week 8	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	Post-intervention assessment	–
Week 9–12	Participants within the resistance training intervention group will have access to the machines but no formal exercise programme will be in place. (All activity within this period will be automatically recorded on an electronic database for each participant)
Week 13	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	–
Week 14	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Follow-up assessment	Post-intervention assessment	–

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ISSN: 2055-5784

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