Home-based exercise training following ward-based rehabilitation in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment
- Conditions
- Moderate cognitive impairmentMental 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
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
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
Name Time Method <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
Name Time Method