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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON46460
NL-OMON46460CompletedNot Applicable

Monitoring physical activity in acutely hospitalized elderly of 70 years and older - Monitoring physical activity

Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht0 sites165 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
165

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 to 99 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients aged *70 years that are acutely hospitalized in MUMC+ in the department of Internal and Geriatric Medicine.
  • -70 years or older
  • -Acutely hospitalized in Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) in the department of internal and geriatric medicine
  • -Sufficient understanding of the Dutch language
  • -Living at home before hospitalization
  • -Able to walk independently 2 weeks before admission, as scored on the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC >3)

Exclusion Criteria

  • -A life expectancy of less than three months as assessed by the attending physician
  • -Incapacitated subjects
  • -The inability to follow instructions due to cognitive problems or severe agitation
  • -A contraindication to wearing an accelerometer, fixated by a hypoallergenic plaster, on the upper leg (such as active bilateral upper leg infection, severe edema or bilateral transfemoral amputation)
  • -(Re)admittance to the intensive care unit
  • -Presence of contraindications to walking as assessed by the attending physician
  • -Previous participation to this study

Investigators

Sponsor
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

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