Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pilot Study on Physical Activity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01622829
• Other study ID #: S-602/2011
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 15, 2012
• Last updated: June 19, 2012
• Start date: February 2012
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: Heidelberg University
• Contact: Stephanie Intorp
• Email: intorp[@]stud.uni-heidelberg.de
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study tries to improve patient's activity by a "Prescription for Activity" led by physiotherapists in secondary health care setting.

Three groups are compared in regard to their increase of physical activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 40 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 40-75 years

• self-dependent

• walk around at home alone

• German-speaking

• Ability to read and write

• Life expectancy > 6 months

• Stable disease process expected for the next 6 months

• Time spend in hospital: > 3 days, < 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients suffering from dementia

• Planned participation in rehabilitation

• severe functional limitations that precluded any increase in physical activity

• not living independently

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Procedure:
• "Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions
Structured education. "Prescription for Activity". This contains an exercise programme which consists of a 30 minutes muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week and an endurance sports, chosen by the patient, to be performed at least 2 times per week. Additional the physiotherapists advise them in being more active during their individual daily life ( e.g. using a bike for short distances, regular walking, abandon the lift/escalator).

Other:
• "Prescription for Activity", without instructions
Prescription with exercise programme. "Prescription for activity". This contains an exercise program consisting of 30 minutes of muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week, the patient also needs to perform in an endurance sport at least two times per week.
• usual physiotherapy
physiotherapy, treatment as usual

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Departement of Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg	Heidelberg

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Heidelberg University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in levels of physical activity at three months	overall activity score measured in MET*h/week assessed by a modified "Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire" (RPAQ) - Change from Baseline in levels of physical activity at 3 months difference	Baseline, 3 months	Yes

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