Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Interventions: Procedure: "Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions; Other: "Prescription for Activity", without instructions; Other: usual physiotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT01622829
• Lead Sponsor: Heidelberg University

Brief Summary

This study tries to improve patient's activity by a "Prescription for Activity" led by physiotherapists in secondary health care setting.

Three groups are compared in regard to their increase of physical activity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2013-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 40-75 years
• self-dependent
• walk around at home alone
• German-speaking
• Ability to read and write
• Life expectancy > 6 months
• Stable disease process expected for the next 6 months
• Time spend in hospital: > 3 days, < 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients suffering from dementia
• Planned participation in rehabilitation
• severe functional limitations that precluded any increase in physical activity
• not living independently

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group1	"Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions	Usual Physiotherapy, additional: "Prescription for Activity" with a structured fitness program and individual instructions to become more active in the daily living situation
group 2	"Prescription for Activity", without instructions	usual Physiotherapy , additional: "Prescription for Activity" without instructions
group 3	usual physiotherapy	control, usual physiotherapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in levels of physical activity at three months	Baseline, 3 months	overall activity score measured in MET\*h/week assessed by a modified "Recent Physical Activity Questionnaire" (RPAQ) - Change from Baseline in levels of physical activity at 3 months difference

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departement of Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg; 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Germany