Progressive Resistance Strength Training (PRT) in Hospitalised Elderly Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronical Obstructive Lung Diseases; Medical Diseases; Neurological Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Progressive Resistance strength training

• Registration Number: NCT01371097
• Lead Sponsor: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Brief Summary

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.

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09
• Primary Completion: 2008-01
• Study Completion: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-10
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 71

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment group	Progressive Resistance strength training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timed "Up & Go" Test	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Barthel Index	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup; 🇩🇰 Glostrup, Denmark