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NCT number NCT01115530
Other study ID # E7142-R
Secondary ID
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
First received February 25, 2010
Last updated April 11, 2012
Start date May 2011
Est. completion date December 2012

Study information

Verified date April 2012
Source VA Office of Research and Development
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Federal Government
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study we will evaluate whether the addition of a formal lower extremity resistance exercise training program and/or a nutritional supplement will improve the functional recovery of older adult veterans participating in a geriatric rehabilitation program for deconditioning. Specifically, subjects admitted to a geriatric inpatient rehabilitation program with a diagnosis of deconditioning will be randomly assigned to one of four groups; 1) Control/standard rehabilitation program, 2) Standard rehabilitation plus resistance exercise twice per week, 3) Standard rehabilitation plus a daily nutritional supplement, 4) Standard rehabilitation plus the resistance exercise and the nutritional supplement. Subjects will participate in each program for 12 weeks. At the beginning and end of the study we will measure lower extremity strength, walking speed, and overall function (using the standardized Functional Independence Measure), and compare the changes in each group.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Withdrawn
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date December 2012
Est. primary completion date July 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Male
Age group 65 Years to 90 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Veteran admitted to GEM rehabilitation unit

- Primary problem: Deconditioning/Generalized Weakness

- Age 65-90

- Self reported ability to report to the CAVHS GRECC twice per week after discharge from the GEM unit.

- Living in the community prior to recent acute care hospitalization

- Decision making capacity to be able to consent to the study as documented in the GEM attending or GEM APN's admission note

Exclusion Criteria:

- Conditions that are exclusionary criteria for GEM admission including the following: direct transfer from any ICU, end-stage chronic medical/surgical disorder with no rehabilitation potential, terminal diagnosis /hospice/respite care, hemodialysis, active radiation therapy. Also, Type I diabetes mellitus

- Any other condition considered exclusionary by the PI / study physician.

Prior to group assignment, subjects will be evaluated for contraindications to exercise training per the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)guidelines including the following:

- Myocardial infarction documented in the past 3 months

- Unstable angina (at rest in past 3 months, or increased angina pattern in past month)

- Uncorrected left main coronary obstruction > 50%;

- Congestive heart failure exacerbation in past 3 months (symptoms at rest or worsening symptoms requiring change in baseline diuretic dose)

- Severe valvular heart disease (aortic or mitral stenosis with valve area < 1 cm2 , mitral or aortic insufficiency with any degree of LV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension [PASP > 50 mmHg], or LV enlargement [LVESD 40 mm, or LVEDD > 55 mm])

- Active pericarditis / myocarditis

- Malignant or unstable arrhythmias, third degree AV block without pacemaker

- Elevated resting blood pressure (systolic > 200 mmHg, diastolic > 110 mmHg)

- Known large (> 4 cm) aortic aneurysm

- Known cerebral aneurysm or intracranial bleed in past 1 year

- Terminal cancer

- Acute retinal hemorrhage or ophthalmologic surgery within 3 months

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Resistance exercise
Lower extremity resistance exercise (leg press/knee extension) twice per week for 12 weeks
Dietary Supplement:
Protein and HMB (see below) supplement
Ingested twice daily for 12 weeks Active components include: Protein and B-hydroxy-B -methylbutyrate

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock No. Little Rock Arkansas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
VA Office of Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Function by the Functional Independence Measure 12 weeks No
Secondary Gait speed 12 weeks No
Secondary Lower extremity strength 12 weeks No
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