Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

June 19, 2012 updated by: Kai Schommer, MD, Heidelberg University

Pilot Study on Physical Activity

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

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

40 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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 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: FACTORIAL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: group1
Usual Physiotherapy, additional: "Prescription for Activity" with a structured fitness program and individual instructions to become more active in the daily living situation
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).
EXPERIMENTAL: group 2
usual Physiotherapy , additional: "Prescription for Activity" without instructions
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.
NO_INTERVENTION: group 3
control, usual physiotherapy
Other: usual physiotherapy
physiotherapy, treatment as usual

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in levels of physical activity at three months
Time Frame: Baseline, 3 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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Heidelberg University

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

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 15, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 20, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • S-602/2011

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