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Registration number
ACTRN12615000091505
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
20/01/2015
Date registered
3/02/2015
Date last updated
15/02/2021
Date data sharing statement initially provided
15/02/2021
Date results provided
15/02/2021
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Investigating the health effects of volunteering by seniors
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Scientific title
Investigating the physical and mental health effects of volunteering by seniors
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Physical health
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Mental health
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Condition category
Condition code
Public Health
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Health promotion/education
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Intervention Group:
Participants will be required to undertake a minimum of 60 minutes of volunteer work per week for a six-month period. Participants will be able to select the nature of the volunteer work, and will be provided with assistance by Volunteering WA to source potential volunteer activities.
All participants will be asked to keep a daily record of their physical activity and volunteering activities during the six-month period. This will be used to monitor adherence to the intervention.
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Intervention code [1]
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Lifestyle
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Comparator / control treatment
Participants will maintain their normal lifestyle or take on new activities as they see fit.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Physical health will be assessed using composite measures of resting heart rate, blood pressure, BMI, and waist girth.
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Primary outcome [2]
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Physical function will be assessed using a composite of standard measures including chair rise to standing, 400m walk, 6m backward walk, 6m normal pace walk and 6m fast pace walk.
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Primary outcome [3]
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Muscle strength will be assessed using composite one repetition maximum in the leg press, seated row and leg extension.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Physical activity will be assessed by steps taken and sedentary time, measured using pedometers and Actigraph monitors.
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Assessment method [1]
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Pedometers will be worn for a 6 month period from Baseline (0 months) to post-intervention (6 months). Actigraph monitors will be worn for 7 consecutive days prior to commencing the study (0 months) and for 7 consecutive days prior to completing the study (6 months).
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Psychological well-being will be assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale.
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Depression will be assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.
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Assessment method [3]
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Secondary outcome [4]
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Self-esteem will be assessed until the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Survey.
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Assessment method [4]
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Secondary outcome [5]
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Quality of life will be assessed using the Global Quality of Life Scale.
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Secondary outcome [6]
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Life satisfaction will be assessed using a single-item. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? This item has been adopted in the World Values Survey. It has also been listed in the 2013 OECD Guidelines as a suggested measure for assessing life satisfaction.
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Assessment method [6]
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Secondary outcome [7]
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Personal growth will be assessed using the Personal Growth subscale of Ryff's Pyschological Well-Being Scale.
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Assessment method [7]
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Secondary outcome [8]
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Purpose in life will be assessed using the Purpose in Life subscale of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales.
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Assessment method [8]
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Secondary outcome [9]
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Social support will be assessed using the Social Provisions Scale.
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Assessment method [9]
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Secondary outcome [10]
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Self-efficacy will be assessed using the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale.
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Assessment method [10]
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Secondary outcome [11]
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Attitudes to volunteering will be assessed via an open-ended interview.
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Assessment method [11]
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Timepoint [11]
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Retired/non-employed individuals in good health aged 60+ years.
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Minimum age
60
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Engaged in volunteering activities during the previous 12 months.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Prevention
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Central randomisation by computer. Written informed consent will be required prior to any testing or randomisation. Subjects who dropout prior to completing any baseline testing will not be randomised.
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Simple randomisation by a randomisation table created by a computer sequence. Randomisation is at the level of the individual participant and will be stratified by sex, age and socioeconomic variables.
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
10/12/2014
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Actual
10/12/2014
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
15/06/2016
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Date of last data collection
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30/06/2020
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Sample size
Target
400
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Accrual to date
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Final
445
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
WA
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Australian Research Council
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Address [1]
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Level 2, 11 Lancaster Place Canberra Airport ACT 2609
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
Curtin University
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Address
Kent St, Bentley WA 6102
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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Individual
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Name [1]
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Professor Simone Pettigrew
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Address [1]
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Curtin University Kent St Bentley, WA 6102
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Curtin University
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Kent St Bentley WA 6102
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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27/02/2014
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
The study will assess the relative and combined effects of volunteering on seniors’ physical and mental health. Comparisons will be made between a cohort undertaking volunteering activities and a cohort in a control condition (customary activity). A multi-method intervention approach will be used to obtain experimental and attitudinal data from individuals aged 60+ years. Data will be collected over six months to capture information relating to activity initiation, continuance, and attrition. The study will identify the health benefits for older people of different levels and types of volunteering and the major factors impacting the recruitment and retention of older volunteers.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Prof Simone Pettigrew
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Address
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Curtin University Kent Street Bentley, WA 6102.
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+618 92667990
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Simone Pettigrew
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Address
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Curtin University Kent Street Bentley, WA 6102.
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Country
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Australia
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Email
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Simone Pettigrew
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Address
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Curtin University Kent Street Bentley, WA 6102.
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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Email
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Data sharing statement
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
No
What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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Study protocol
Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Newton, R. U., Warburton, J., and Jackson, B. (2015). Research protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the health effects of volunteering for seniors. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13, 74-81, doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0263-z. Impact factor: 2.318.
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Study results article
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Research protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the health effects of volunteering for seniors.
2015
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-015-0263-z
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