The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

Geriatric Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01949831
• Other study ID #: MVAprojekt
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2013
• Last updated: February 28, 2014
• Start date: October 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: Aarhus University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Danish Dataprotection Agency
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 52
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital

• aged 65+

• resident in City of Aarhus.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home

• patients without walking ability

• patients who do not speak or read Danish

• terminally ill patients

• patients transferred to other hospital departments

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Geriatric Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Aarhus University Hospital	Aarhus

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aarhus University Hospital	Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark, VIA University College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Re-admission	*Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected.	Re-admission in 26 weeks	No
Secondary	Mortality		30 day mortality	No
Secondary	Functional ability	Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20	4 and 26 weeks after intervention	No
Secondary	Re-admission		Re-admission within 30 days	No