Early Ambulation to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ambulation; Wearable Devices
• Interventions: Device: Wearable Pedometer

• Registration Number: NCT04444453
• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida

Brief Summary

Early ambulation of inpatients has been shown to be a key driver of decreased LOS and also reduced adverse events such as venous thromboembolism (VTE). We will test if a patient wearable device (pedometer) measuring steps and ambulation sessions decreases hospital LOS (primary outcome), decreases hospital LOS index (LOSI), decreases time to first ambulation, decreases time to first bowel movement (BM), decreases incidence of VTEs, and decreases costs (secondary outcomes). In a pilot randomized control trial, we will randomize 150 total adult patients admitted to UF Health Jacksonville in a 1:1 fashion to usual care and wearable pedometer or usual care. Patients randomized to the study intervention will receive a wearable pedometer upon admission, to be worn for the duration of their inpatient stay. Study outcome measures to be compared between the pedometer and no pedometer group include hospital LOS (primary outcome), hospital LOSI, time to first ambulation, time to first BM, incidence of VTEs, patient experience, and costs (secondary outcomes).

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-22
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-23
• Study Start: 2020-10-21
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-01
• Study Completion: 2022-09-01
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients ages > or equal to 18 years
2. Patient has capacity to undergo informed consent
3. Admitted to UF Health Jacksonville 8N progressive inpatient unit
4. Inpatient physician orders for patient ambulation and/or activity as tolerated upon hospital admission
5. Patient with a Fall Predictive Analytics score category of "low risk"
6. Patient with a Morse Fall Scale (MFS) of < or equal to 50
7. No contraindications to wearing a wrist pedometer (no skin breakdown, overlying skin infections, contact dermatitis, or indwelling catheters/need for venipuncture at wrist site)

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient < 18 years of age
2. Patient without capacity to undergo informed consent
3. Patient with a 'do not ambulate' order or has order for bed rest or other contraindication to ambulation (i.e., fall risk) or dependent on more than minimal assistance to ambulate
4. Patient with a Fall Predictive Analytics score category of "high risk"
5. Patient with MFS > 50 or labelled by clinical team as fall risk
6. Non-English speaking
7. In law enforcement custody or ward of the state
8. Pregnancy

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pedometer	Wearable Pedometer	Admitted patients who receive a pedometer to wear during their hospital stay to measure steps ambulated

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital Length of Stay	Up to 1 month	Time patient is admitted in hospital

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to first bowel movement	Up to 1 month
Hospital length-of-stay index	Up to 1 month
Time to first ambulation	Up to 1 month
Rate of venous thromboembolism	Up to 1 month
Total hospitalization costs	Up to 1 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Florida; 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States