Physical Activity and Fall Prevention in Geriatric Inpatients in Acute caRe: Feasibility Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Elderly
• Interventions: Procedure: Simple physical exercises

• Registration Number: NCT02393014
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Angers

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and the impact on physical performance and falls occurence among geriatric inpatients hospitalized in acute care unit.

Detailed Description

Having developed many tools to determine fall risk of 65 years and older patients, Angers University Hospital plans to develop a corrective action to prevent the occurrence of falls in this population.

This study aims to assess the feasibility of a physical activity program with 3 difficulty levels (depending on the patient's risk of falling): easy (low fall risk), moderate (average fall risk) and difficult (high fall risk).

The implementation process should be simply and fastly applicable in practice for routine care by paramedics.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted: 2015-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-18
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-19
• Study Start: 2015-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 278

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 65 years old and older
• Being hospitalized in geriatric acute care unit of Angers University Hospital.
• No contraindications to physical activity practice.
• No contraindications to standing station and sitting station.
• Participants having given and signed an informed participation consent. If the participant is unable to answer, we will retain the disagreement expressed by a trusted person.
• Being affiliated to French social security

Exclusion Criteria

• Refusal of participation
• Persons aged under 65.
• Topics including hospitalization at the entrance should not exceed 3 days.
• Participation in concomitant clinical trial.
• Civil Protection Measures such as trusteeship, guardianship or backup justice underway.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Medium fall risk	Simple physical exercises	medium fall risk patients
High fall risk	Simple physical exercises	high fall risk patients
Low fall risk	Simple physical exercises	low fall risk patients

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants in each category of fall risk having realized 75% and more of the exercises of at least one of the three difficulty levels of the physical activity program	up to 15 months	The feasibility of the interventions of each fall risk category is defined as "at least 80% of the participants of a category having completed 75% and more of the exercises".

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of number of patients having realized the Five Time Sit and Stand (FTSS) test.	up to 15 months
Time needed by the paramedical team to achieve the exercises	up to 20 days
For the patients having achieved FTSS test, the realization time (in seconds).	up to 60 seconds
Measure (by the medical team) of the difficulty to set up and carry out the exercises	up to 20 days	This measure will be assessed with a scale : "very easy" ; "easy" ; "feasible" ; "difficult" ; "impossible"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Angers, Maine et Loire, France