Pilot Study: Complementary Therapies in Geriatric Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Geriatric Patients
• Interventions: Other: Routine care therapy; Other: CAM-intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00974506
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

In a randomized controlled pilot study the investigators include geriatric patients living in a geriatric residential community. Two interventions are compared:

1. a complex intervention containing exercise therapy, nutritional advice, homeopathy and naturopathy in addition to routine therapy by the general practitioner

2. routine care by general practitioner

The investigators assess the effect of the complex intervention on activities of daily living (AMPS, Barthel Index, Nosger), quality of life (Qualidem, Profile of Wellbeing), risk of falls (Tinetti), falls, cognition (Minimental Status Test), hospital admissions, medication use.

The results of this exploratory study are needed to plan a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with confirmatory design in the future.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-08
• Status Verified: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-10
• Primary Completion: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-10
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• living in shared flat/residential community
• informed consent of patient or authorized representative

Exclusion Criteria

• participation in another study within the last 6 months
• acute or chronic disease condition that does not allow participation
• actual use of complementary therapies

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Routine care therapy	Routine care therapy	Routine care therapy by general practitioner
CAM-intervention	CAM-intervention	Complex intervention containing exercise therapy, nutritional advice, homeopathic treatment, naturopathic treatment in addition to routine therapy by general practitioner

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany