Calendar
Directory
Maps and Directions
Project Workout on Wheels--
A randomized exercise trial for wheelchair users
This is a current project.
Description
Exercise and physical activity are widely recognized as having substantial health benefits for the general population and people with disabilities. This project will test the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to promote physical activity among people with mobility impairments. Manual wheelchair users will be randomly assigned to an intensive home-based intervention or a minimal-contact control group and then will be followed after the intervention. The study will assess the effectiveness of the intervention for promoting the adoption and maintenance of physical activity, the physical and psychosocial effects of the intervention, and the complex interplay of factors that influence the effectiveness of the intervention.
Project Administration
Katherine Froelich-Grobe, principal investigator
Richard Washburn, co-investigator
Todd Little, co-investigator
Lauren Aaronson, co-investigator
Project Contact
Katherine Froelich-Grobe, Assisstant Research Professor
Gerontology
kgrobe@ku.edu
785-864-0574 (phone)
785-864-2666 (fax)
This is a project of:
Funded by:
Project Website
Participant Recruiting
Workout on Wheels is recruiting research participants who meet the following criteria:
— Have had a permanent disability or chronic health condition for at least 6 months
— Use a wheelchair as a primary method of mobility
— Have not been regularly physically active over the last 6 months
— Are between 18 and 65 years old
— Live in the greater Kansas City metro area (within a 50 mile radius of KC)
—Can obtain a medical release from a personal physician to participate
While testing takes place at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., the physical activity can be done in each participant's choice of settings, such as at home, in a park or at a fitness center.
For more information, please contact Project Workout on Wheels at 913-588-7382 or 785-864-1324, or email Dot Nary.
Send corrections/comments/questions to lifespan@ku.edu
