Physical Activity Program Implementation in Hospitalized Positive COVID-19 Older Adults (Cov-activity)

Toulouse University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19 Infection

Treatments: Other: physical activity program

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04647682

RC31/20/0145

Details and patient eligibility

About

Our hypothesis was that physical activity program will be acceptable and may counteract physical and mental decline among older adults hospitalized in COVID-19 unit

Full description

The 30 second chair test, balance with joint-feet and semi-tandem stance, and 4 meters comfortable walking test were evaluated. Depending on their score, a specific physical activity (PA) program was selected and explained. The program was printed, explained and left in the room. This intervention included 5 different PA programs.

Final evaluation (one day before leaving the unit) recording physical performance (same physical tests used for inclusion evaluation), Hospital Anxiety and depression (HAD) score, Activities Daily Living (ADL) and self-satisfaction of the program.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 75 years and over
• Hospitalized in a French COVID-19 geriatric unit
• Positive COVID-19 infection made by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction COVID-19 or suspected on thoracic lesions on computerized tomography.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion of patients of palliative care,
• Severe dementia or Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) [14] below 18/30
• Acute COVID-19 complication.
• Activities of Daily Living < 2/6

Trial design

62 participants in 1 patient group

One single group study

Description:

Patients aged 75 years and over Hospitalized in a French COVID-19 geriatric unit Positive COVID-19 infection made by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction COVID-19 or suspected on thoracic lesions on computerized tomography.

Treatment:

Other: physical activity program