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Home-based exercise training following ward-based rehabilitation in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Moderate cognitive impairment
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN82378327
Lead Sponsor
AGAPLESION Bethanien Krankenhaus Heidelberg gGmbH
Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28899341/ protocol (added 10/12/2020) 2020 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32904844/ Embedded feasibility study (added 17/01/2024) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35022728/ (added 17/01/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
118
Inclusion Criteria

1. Geriatric patients following ward-based rehabilitation
2. Cognitive impairment defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 17-26
3. Aged 65 years or over
4. Ability to independently walk 4 meters
5. Residence = 30 kilometers away from study center
6. No simultaneous participation in other studies
7. Telephone contact possible
8. Capacity to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Delirium (positive Confusion Assessment Method; CAM)
2. Severe somatic or psychiatric diseases, which doesn’t allow participation
3. Insufficient hearing ability to conduct phone calls
4. Patient is not able to understand and speak German
5. Progressive, terminal status

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Physical and functional performance is measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery and Timed Up & Go at baseline, 3 months and 6 months<br> 2. Physical activity (duration, intensity, and frequency of lying, sitting, standing, and walking) is be recorded using tri-axial accelerometers for 48 consecutive hours at baseline, 3 months and 6 months<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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