Home-Exercise vs General Physical Activity: Effect on Health-related Quality of Life

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Health-Related Quality of Life
• Interventions: Other: Balance- training and home-exercise; Other: Balance-training and home-exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01247636
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercised-based programme developed for older people admitted at a geriatric outpatient clinic and to see if a home-exercise program enhances the effect. The outcomes considered is health-related quality of life, balance-self confidence, balance and mobility.

Detailed Description

Older people discharge from hospital often have decreased functional and physiological reserve that make them vulnerable of being dependent of others. Research have shown that older people discharge from hospital are vulnerable for functional decline during hospital stay and this decline can persist 6 to 18 months after discharge from hospital.Exercise interventions are proven to have effect on mobility, balance and falls among community-dwelling older people and several studies have shown that deconditioning as a consequence of disuse is reversible with training even in very old individuals. However, few studies have evaluated the effects of physical activity promotion and exercise intervention among elderly recently discharge from a geriatric outpatient clinic.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2005-01
• Study Start: 2005-01
• Primary Completion: 2007-01
• Study Completion: 2007-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 2010-11-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

• home-dwelling patients who were admitted at the geriatric clinic.
• Assessed by a doctor to tolerate training
• Able to walk in the corridor for 3 min with or without assistive device

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive disorders mini mental status < 24

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Home-exercise	Balance- training and home-exercise	-
Home-exercise	Balance-training and home-exercise	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related quality of life	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional balance (Berg Balance Scale)	by the time of discharge mean 2 weeks after admission and after 3 months
Functional mobility	by the time of discharge mean 2 weeks after admission, and after 3 months	Timed up and go test and 6 min walk test
Functional strength	by the time of discharge mean 2 weeks after admission and after 3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ulleval University Hospital; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway