Progressive Resistance Strength Training (PRT) in Hospitalised Elderly Patients (B15)

March 9, 2015 updated by: Sigrid Tibaek, Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

The Effect of Progressive Resistance Strength Training in Hospitalised Elderly Patients

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of progressive resistance strength training (PRT) in elderly hospitalised patients. The hypothesis is that PRT given as an additional training would improve the rehabilitation and increase the level of activity of daily living.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Elderly inpatients included in the study were randomised into a control group or a training group. All included patients received the regular in-physiotherapy, but the training group received progressive resistance training in groups in addition.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

71

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Glostrup, Denmark, DK-2600
        • Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Hospitalised elderly patients referred for physiotherapy.
  2. Ability to perform standing position independently with/without walking aids (rollator, crutch) or bed/bench support.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Expected length of stay < 7 days.
  2. Dementia.
  3. Unable to communicate relevant.
  4. Unable to be active

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment group
Other: Progressive Resistance strength training
Resistance strength training is given as circle training. The resistance is increased with regularly intervals.
No Intervention: Control Group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Timed "Up & Go" Test
Time Frame: Before randomisation and 3 days before discharge from the department
The Timed Up & Go (TUG) test assess basic functional mobility.(14). The test measures the time (in seconds)that the subjects used for standing up from the seating position on a chair (chair seat height = 45 cm) with armrest, walking 3 m, turning around and walking back to the chair and sitting down again.
Before randomisation and 3 days before discharge from the department

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Barthel Index
Time Frame: before randomisation and 3 days before discharge from the department

BI consists of 10 functional tasks of which 3 tasks focus the function of mowing and walking. Task numbers 8 in BI "Transfer" assess the ability to move and are rated on a 0, 5 and10 point ordinal scale. Task number 9 in BI "Walking" assess the ability to walk rated on a 0, 5 or 10 point scale.

Task number 10 in BI "Stairs" assesses the ability to walk on stairs and is rated with 0, 5, 10 or 15 points.
before randomisation and 3 days before discharge from the department

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sigrid Tibaek, Dr Med Sci, PT, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

June 10, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 11, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-KA-2006-0144

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