Multimodal home-based rehabilitation intervention after discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation: a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Phase 3

• Conditions: Z50.9; Care involving use of rehabilitation procedure, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00029559
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg Geriatrisches Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

patient of inpatient geriatric rehabilitation;

member of AOK Baden-Württemberg as health insurance provider;

at least independent mobility at room level;

accessibility for intervention staff (residence < 30 km to the study center);

Exclusion Criteria

terminal/fatal disease (life expectancy < 6 months);

institutional care after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation (long-term, respite, or short-term care);

outpatient/mobile rehabilitation following inpatient rehabilitation;

planned inpatient hospital stay in the first 12 weeks after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation;

moderate to severe cognitive impairment (Mini Mental Status Examination, MMSE < 21 points);

insufficient communication skills;

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change of lower extremity functioning (Short Physical Performance Battery; SPPB) and social participation (modified Reintegration to Normal Living Index; mRNLI) determined by assessments at weeks 1 and 13 after discharge from inpatient geriatric rehabilitation.