Feasibility of a multidimensional home-based exercise program for the elderly with structured support given by primary care practices: a single arm trial preparing a randomised controlled trial

Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)0 sites91 target enrollmentMarch 30, 2009

Overview

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 30, 2009

End Date

July 31, 2009

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)

•All participants are recruited consecutively by primary care physicians within prespecified time periods. All patients aged greater than or equal to 70 years who are seen by the physician within his consultation hours within that time period are screened for eligibility for the study. Inclusion criteria include:
•1\. Aged greater than or equal to 70 years, either sex
•2\. Medical clearance from the primary care physician to participate in the study
•3\. Walking ability (with or without walking aid) and ability to get to repeated consultations in the primary care physician's practice
•4\. Patient being able to cooperate appropriately and to follow the instructions of the home\-based activity program (primary care physician's judgement)
•5\. Patient providing written informed consent

•1\. Intervention doesn't fit into the patient's schedule
•2\. Untreated arterial hypertension or arterial hypertension despite antihypertensive medication (primary care physician's judgement)
•3\. Deterioration of an insufficiently controlled diabetes mellitus within the past 3 months (primary care physician's judgement) or HbA1c greater than 10% (if available)
•4\. Chronic heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade III \- IV
•5\. Clinically relevant cardiovascular event within the past 3 months (e.g. unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, coronary angiography/angioplasty, cardiac surgery)
•6\. Clinically relevant cerebrovascular event within the past 3 months (e.g. stroke, recurrent transient ischaemic attack \[TIA])
•7\. Acute psychiatric disorder (e.g. depression)
•8\. Severe consuming illness
•9\. Any inpatient surgical procedure within the past 3 months
•10\. Concurrent participation in another clinical trial