The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Geriatric Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

• Registration Number: NCT01949831
• Lead Sponsor: Aarhus University Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-21
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-25
• Study Start: 2013-10
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
• aged 65+
• resident in City of Aarhus.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home
• patients without walking ability
• patients who do not speak or read Danish
• terminally ill patients
• patients transferred to other hospital departments

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Functional assessment	Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home	Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Re-admission	Re-admission in 26 weeks	\*Primary outcome was originally set to readmissions within 26 weeks but due to clerical error it has been written as 30 days. The error has now been corrected.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	30 day mortality
Functional ability	4 and 26 weeks after intervention	Functional ability measured with World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) and Barthel-20
Re-admission	Re-admission within 30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark