Effectiveness of a complex intervention to improve social participation and activity in nursing home residents with joint contractures

Not Applicable

• Conditions: M24.5; Contracture of joint

• Registration Number: DRKS00015185
• Lead Sponsor: Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, Fakultät für Angewandte Gesundheits- und Sozialwissenschaften

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Study Completion: 2020-02-20
• Results First Posted: 2023-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 562

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of joint contracture in at least one major joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle joint) impacting the daily life, ability to understand and speak German, ability to be mobilized to a sitting position, ability to cooperate

Exclusion Criteria

Terminal illness, congenital or idiopathic contractures (Dupuytren’s contractures, plantar fibromatosis, burn scar and other scar contractures)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation and activity measured with the two standardised subscales of the PaArticular Scale at baseline, after 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life (instrument: European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale - EQ-5D-5L) assessed at baseline, after 6 and 12 months<br>Additional measures assessed at baseline, after 6 and 12 months:<br>cognition/cognitive impairment (instrument: Dementia Screening Scale - DSS);<br>agitated behaviors (instrument: adapted German Version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory - CMAI)<br>Adverse events: falls and fall-related consequences (medical records),<br>physical restraints (medical records)<br>