Technology and Human Help at Home After Hospitalisation (T4H): a Randomized Clustered Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of falls
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Elderly people are still at risk for falling at home. The objective of the study is to evaluate at home the impact of an intervention for 3 months combining technologies for autonomy and tailored physical activity program. The study is performed among patients aged 75 years and over leaving Charles Foix Geriatrics hospital or already supported by carer of professional home-care service Ages & Vie and with a loss of autonomy requiring physiotherapy and home support workers. It is a prospective, randomized, single-center, in cluster study which compares a Patient group (interventional group) with the intervention program (technologies + physical activities) with a control group benefiting from usual care home. Our hypothesis is that in the interventional group fewer falls were observed and improved different scores (Timed Up and Go Test,Barthel index, Quality of Life questionnaire of Duke) were reported compared to the control group.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 70 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients hospitalized in Charles Foix Hospital (France) and returning home or already supported by carer of professional home-care service Ages & Vie
- •> 75 years old with loss of autonomy
- •at risk for falling
- •able to read and understand the information letter and consent letter
- •patient requiring physiotherapy and caregiver at home.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of falls
Time Frame: 3 months
absence of fall requiring medical or paramedical care and improvement of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) or improvement of the autonomy level assessed by Barthel Index with at least stability of the test that is not improved
Secondary Outcomes
- Duke questionnaire(3 months)
- Timed up and Go test score(3 months)
- Barthel index(3 months)