Functionally-Impaired Elderly Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Functional Assessment and Immediate Rehabilitation of ED Admitted Elderly With Reduced Functional Performance
Background: Illness and hospitalisation, even of short duration, pose separate risks for
permanently reduced functional performance in elderly medical patients. Functional
assessment in the acute pathway will ensure early detection of declining performance and
form the basis for mobilisation during hospitalisation and subsequent rehabilitation. For
optimal results rehabilitation should begin immediately after discharge.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a systematic functional assessment in
the emergency departments (ED) of elderly medical patients with reduced functional
performance when combined with immediate post-discharge rehabilitation.
Method/design: The study is a two-way factorial randomised clinical trial. Participants will
be recruited among patients admitted to the ED who are above 65 years of age with reduced
functional performance. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: 1)
functional assessment and immediate rehabilitation; 2) functional assessment and usual
rehabilitation; 3) usual assessment and immediate rehabilitation; 4) usual assessment and
usual rehabilitation.
Primary outcome: 30-second chair-stand test administered at admission and two weeks after
discharge.
We hypothesise that such assessment in the ED or/and immediate rehabilitation will result in
sustained or improved performance in comparison to regimen in which neither of these
interventions are offered.
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