Individualized therapy for elderly patients using exercise and nutrition to reduce dependence post discharge trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Frailty in hospitalised elderly patients; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001367134
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-08
• Study Completion: 2022-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• 65 years or older
• able to understand verbal/nonverbal English instructions (MMSE score above 24)
• Not bed or wheelchair-bound
• have access to a telephone or mobile phone at home
• Have an Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) of 6 and above
• admitted to a long stay unit from the Acute medical unit

Exclusion Criteria

• Receiving palliative care
• Living outside of the SALHN areas
• On home oxygen
• Assessed by research medical doctor as unsafe to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frailty score as assessed with the Edmonton Frail Scale[Baseline, 3- and 6-months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
utrition status as assessed by the patient generated subjective global assessment[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];Handgrip strength with a dynamomter[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];Hospital Admission Risk Profile[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];Short Physical Performance Battery[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];EQ-5D[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];Geriatric Depression Scale[Baseline, 3- and 6-months];Mini mental state examination[Baseline, 3- and 6-months]