Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

Heidelberg University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Procedure: "Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions; Other: "Prescription for Activity", without instructions; Other: usual physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01622829

S-602/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

group1

Experimental group

Description:

Usual Physiotherapy, additional: "Prescription for Activity" with a structured fitness program and individual instructions to become more active in the daily living situation

Treatment:

Procedure: "Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions

group 2

Experimental group

Description:

usual Physiotherapy , additional: "Prescription for Activity" without instructions

Treatment:

Other: "Prescription for Activity", without instructions

group 3

No Intervention group

Description:

control, usual physiotherapy

Treatment:

Other: usual physiotherapy