A frailty care bundle to improve mobilisation (walking), nutrition and distraction activities for older people during an acute hospital stay

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of functional decline in older patients during hospitalisation; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15145850
• Lead Sponsor: Health Research Board

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13473.1 (added 27/09/2022) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38444547/ (added 11/03/2024) 2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39228668/ Economic cost analysis (added 04/09/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-07-31
• Study Start: 2022-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 65 years old and over (age limit was reduced to 60 years to increase the pool of patients for recruitment)
2. Medically stable and able to sit out of bed
3. Eligible to be mobilised by nursing staff based on physiotherapy or nursing assessment
4. Mobile prior to admission (able to walk across a medium-size room (e.g. 3-4 meters, +/-walking aid) in the two weeks prior to admission
5. Able to provide written informed consent (no significant cognitive impairment or delirium as measured by 4-AT or recorded in medical notes)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to mobilise with assistance prior to admission
2. Can only be mobilised by a physiotherapist
3. Patients on end-of-life or palliative pathway
4. Patients who cannot provide informed consent to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient physical function measured using the modified Bartel Index at baseline (pre-hospital admission), enrollment to study, hospital discharge and 6-8 weeks following hospital discharge