The Frail Older People-Activity and Nutrition study in Umeå
Completed
- Conditions
- Residential care facilitiesNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31631302
- Lead Sponsor
- meå University (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 191
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 65 or over, either sex
2. Dependent on assistance from a person in one or more personal activities of daily living according to the Katz Index
3. Able to stand up from a chair with armrests with help from no more than one person
4. A Mini-Mental State Examination score of 10 or more
5. An approval from the resident's physician
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Balance ability by Berg balance scale, at 3 (end of intervention period) and 6 months <br>2. Gait ability by 2.4 metre timed test, self-paced and maximum speed, at 3 and 6 months<br>3. Lower-limb-strength by 1 Repetition Maximum in a leg-press machine, at 3 and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method