Exercise Training in a Geriatric Hospital Ward

Frail Elderly Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00756535
• Other study ID #: JOE2008
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 19, 2008
• Last updated: September 19, 2008
• Start date: October 2008
• Est. completion date: April 2009

Study information

• Verified date: September 2008
• Source: Health Center of the City of Joensuu
• Contact: Leena H Timonen, MD, PhD
• Phone: +358407046920
• Email: leena.timonen[@]fimnet.fi
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to describe the effects of physical exercise consisting of strength, balance and flexibility training on functional abilities and the length of stay in older (+75) patients hospitalized in a primary-care health- center hospital.

Description:

Hospitalization of older people is connected with several adverse events. Hospitalization increases the risk of disability and long-term institutionalization. Immobilization during hospitalization can lead to deterioration of muscle strength and falls. Earlier studies have shown that strength training is beneficial even in the oldest old. Rehabilitation based on strength training exercises can prevent decline in functional capacity and shorten the length of hospitalization.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 160
• Est. completion date: April 2009
• Est. primary completion date: April 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 75 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 75 years or older

• ability to walk independently or assisted or move unassisted in a wheelchair

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients in long-term care

• those who are bedridden

• severe circulatory disease

• acute bone fracture

• terminal disease

• acute infection.

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Frail Elderly

Intervention

Procedure:
• Exercise training
Group-based exercise training 5 days a week during hospitalization
• usual treatment and rehabilitation
usual treatment and rehabilitation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Health Center of the City of Joensuu	Joensuu	North Karelia
Finland	Siilainen Hospital ward 1A	Joensuu	North Karelia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Health Center of the City of Joensuu

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

References & Publications (1)

Rydwik E, Frändin K, Akner G. Effects of physical training on physical performance in institutionalised elderly patients (70+) with multiple diagnoses. Age Ageing. 2004 Jan;33(1):13-23. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in functional abilities during hospitalization		at the discharge from the hospital	No
Secondary	The length of stay in the hospital		at the discharge from the hospital	No