Efficacy of a Post-Rehabilitation Exercise Intervention
Background:
Many people who have suffered a hip fracture are discharged from rehabilitation services with significant residual functional limitations and disability. We believe that a home-based exercise program that incorporates cognitive-behavioral techniques to increase exercise adherence and promote the return to daily activities could extend the benefits of formal rehabilitation for patients who have suffered a hip fracture.
Specific Aims:
We will conduct a 5-year multi-site randomized controlled trial in patients who have suffered a recent hip fracture and have completed all rehabilitation services. The specific aim that this project will address is whether:
Participation in the Strong for Life (SFL) program will improve function and disability outcomes in participants 6-months after they are discharged from rehabilitation services.
This study will also investigate the following secondary hypotheses:
- Changes in function and disability at 6-month follow-up will be correlated with changes in all three proposed intermediary variables: muscle strength, balance, and self-efficacy.
- The SFL program will significantly improve health-related quality of life among participants at 6-month follow-up.
- At 9-month follow-up the SFL program will continue to have a significant impact on participants' function and disability compared to the control group.
Target population:
The target population will be people aged 60 years or more who have suffered a recent traumatic hip fracture, have one or more residual functional limitations and have completed all inpatient, outpatient or homecare rehabilitation services.
Intervention:
We will use an enhanced version of the Strong for Life program. This home-based exercise program will include both resistance exercises using Thera-bands that will be shown on a video/DVD and weight-bearing exercises that are progressed using a step and/or a weighted vest. A cognitive-behavioral program that is customized for people recovering from hip fracture is being developed that will focus on promoting exercise adherence, decreasing fear of falling and increasing the return to daily activities in the patient's home and community.
Design:
A randomized controlled clinical trial will be implemented to measure the efficacy of the Strong for Life program. An attention-control intervention will be provided to all participants assigned to the control group. The outcome evaluation points are:
- T0: baseline, at the point of discharge from formal rehabilitation;
- T2: 6-month outcome assessment
- T3: 9-month follow-up
Outcomes:
The primary outcomes will be function measured by both self-report (AM PAC) and physical performance measures (SPPB). Secondary outcomes include disability, self-efficacy, balance, strength, cognition, and reaction time. Adherence to the exercise program and adverse events will also be monitored.
Přehled studie
Postavení
Podmínky
Typ studie
Zápis (Aktuální)
Fáze
- Nelze použít
Kontakty a umístění
Studijní místa
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Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, Spojené státy, 02138
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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Kritéria účasti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Věk způsobilý ke studiu
Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky
Pohlaví způsobilá ke studiu
Popis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a primary diagnosis of hip fracture;
- Aged 60 years and above;
- Have functional limitation (i.e., as determined by limitation in at least one of 9 functional tasks listed in the SF-36 physical function scale, excluding vigorous activities);
- Have recently been discharged from rehabilitation services;
- Be able to understand and communicate in English;
- Be able to safely and independently stand with or without the aid of a mobility device, without needing any assistance or supervision from another person;
- Have received written clearance from their primary care physician documenting no contra-indications for participating in the study;
- Be able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have serious cognitive deficits (i.e., a Mini-Mental State Examination score of less than 20)85;
- Have severe depression (i.e., a score of 20 or greater on the Geriatric Depression Scale)86;
- Have a terminal illness with survival expected to be less than 1 year;
- Have significant pulmonary or cardiovascular contraindications or pre-existing conditions that preclude participating in an exercise program;
- Legally blind;
- Currently receiving rehabilitation therapy;
- Live outside of the study's catchment area in the Boston metropolitan area and eastern Massachusetts.
Studijní plán
Jak je studie koncipována?
Detaily designu
- Primární účel: Léčba
- Přidělení: Randomizované
- Intervenční model: Paralelní přiřazení
- Maskování: Singl
Zbraně a zásahy
Skupina účastníků / Arm |
Intervence / Léčba |
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Experimentální: 1
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The program contains 5 minutes of warm-up, 25 minutes of strengthening, and 5 minutes of cool-down exercises. The SFL program is contained on a 35 minute videotape. Subjects are instructed to increase resistance when they can perform 10 repetitions of a movement pattern without significant fatigue or loss of proper execution. Subjects are instructed to move within a comfortable range of motion. Participants will be taught the SFL program during two home visits conducted by a physical therapist. On the first visit, the exercise techniques will be taught, modified as needed based on individual needs and practiced as necessary until proper technique is attained. Each participant will be given written guidelines for how to progress resistance of the program, how to modify the exercises and how to complete bimonthly exercise calendars. |
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Komparátor placeba: cardiovascular education (attention control)
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administered as an attention control intervention using home visits, phone calls and mail-outs of information
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Co je měření studie?
Primární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
Popis opatření |
Časové okno |
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The specific aim that this project will address is whether: Participation in the SFL program will improve function and disability outcomes in participants 6-months after they are discharged from rehabilitation services.
Časové okno: baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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performance based function is assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and self-reported function is assessed using the AM-PAC
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baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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Sekundární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
Časové okno |
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Changes in function and disability at 6-month follow-up will be correlated with changes in all three proposed intermediary variables: muscle strength, balance, and self-efficacy.
Časové okno: baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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At 9-month follow-up the SFL program will continue to have a significant impact on participants' function and disability compared to the control group.
Časové okno: baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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baseline, 6-month and 9-month follow up
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Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé
Sponzor
Vyšetřovatelé
- Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Alan M Jette, PhD, Health & Disability Research Institute
- Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Nancy Latham, PhD, Health & Disability Research Institute
Publikace a užitečné odkazy
Termíny studijních záznamů
Hlavní termíny studia
Začátek studia
Primární dokončení (Aktuální)
Dokončení studie (Aktuální)
Termíny zápisu do studia
První předloženo
První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality
První zveřejněno (Odhad)
Aktualizace studijních záznamů
Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace (Odhad)
Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality
Naposledy ověřeno
Více informací
Termíny související s touto studií
Klíčová slova
Další relevantní podmínky MeSH
Další identifikační čísla studie
- NINR 1R01NR010815-01A2
- 1R01NR010815-01A2 (Grant/smlouva NIH USA)
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