'The Home-based Older People's Exercise (HOPE) Programme: An Exercise Programme to Improve the Functional Status of Older People

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Age and ageing; Signs and Symptoms; Frailties related to ageing

• Registration Number: ISRCTN57066881
• Lead Sponsor: Bradford Institute for Health Research (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Current protocol (amendment approved 01/10/2010):
1. All patients who are under the care of a case manager (CM) in Bradford, UK. There are currently 21 CMs in Bradford, each with a caseload of approximately 50 patients
2. Older people who are housebound, defined as being unable to leave the house without the assistance of another person
3. Male and female, no age limits

Initial information at time of registration:
1. All patients who are under the care of a case manager (CM) in Bradford, UK. There are currently 21 CMs in Bradford, each with a caseload of approximately 50 patients.
2. Male and female, no age limits

Exclusion Criteria

Current protocol (amendment approved 01/10/2010):
1. Severe dementia
2. Poorly controlled angina
3. Current participation in an alternative exercise programme (e.g. falls prevention programme, pulmonary rehabilitation)
4. Unable to stand from a chair and walk without the assistance of another person
5. Registered blind
6. Receiving palliative care

Initial information at time of registration:
1. Severe dementia
2. Poorly controlled angina
3. Current participation in an alternative exercise programme (e.g. falls prevention programme, pulmonary rehabilitation)
4. Unable to stand from a chair and walk without the assistance of another person
5. Registered blind

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timed Up and Go test at 12 weeks post-randomisation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living, measured at baseline and at 12 weeks post-randomisation<br>2. EQ5D measure of health, measured at baseline and at 12 weeks post-randomisation<br>3. Edmonton Frail Scale, measured at baseline and at 12 weeks post-randomisation<br>4.Geriatric Depression Score, measured at baseline and at 12 weeks post-randomisation