The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

February 28, 2014 updated by: Louise Møldrup Nielsen, Aarhus University Hospital
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

52

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
      • Aarhus, Denmark, DK-8000
        • Aarhus University Hospital

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

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
  • aged 65+
  • resident in City of Aarhus.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home
  • patients without walking ability
  • patients who do not speak or read Danish
  • terminally ill patients
  • patients transferred to other hospital departments

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Usual care
Experimental: Functional assessment
Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home
Other: Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Re-admission
Time Frame: Re-admission in 26 weeks
*Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected.
Re-admission in 26 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mortality
Time Frame: 30 day mortality
30 day mortality
Functional ability
Time Frame: 4 and 26 weeks after intervention
Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20
4 and 26 weeks after intervention
Re-admission
Time Frame: Re-admission within 30 days
Re-admission within 30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborators

VIA University College
Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hans Kirkegaard, Professor, Center for Acute research

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

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 25, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 3, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MVAprojekt

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