Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT05345041?

Participants must meet the protocol's inclusion criteria for Physical Function. The stated age range is 40 Years. Confirm all requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT05345041 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-24

Church-based Intervention to Improve Physical Function (NCT05345041)

Keep it Movin': A Church-based Intervention to Improve Physical Function

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a 12-month multi-level behavioral cluster randomized trial testing a church-based intervention to improve physical function (PF) in Americans with PF limitations.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (9 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).

Location: Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois

Age range: 40 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

Keep it Movin' (BEHAVIORAL)
Go 4 Life Self Guided Education (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Churches (Community-level):
Membership of 300 or more adults
Located in Cook, Lake, Dupage, Will, McHenry, Kane, or Kendall counties Participants (Individual-level):
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.

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria: Participants (Individual-level):
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.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

Explore by condition: All Physical Function clinical trials

💡 How to Participate

Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗