Progressive Resistance Strength Training (PRT) in Hospitalised Elderly Patients (B15)

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neurological Diseases; Medical Diseases; Chronical Obstructive Lung Diseases

Treatments: Other: Progressive Resistance strength training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01371097

H-KA-2006-0144

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of progressive resistance strength training (PRT) in elderly hospitalised patients. The hypothesis is that PRT given as an additional training would improve the rehabilitation and increase the level of activity of daily living.

Full description

Elderly inpatients included in the study were randomised into a control group or a training group. All included patients received the regular in-physiotherapy, but the training group received progressive resistance training in groups in addition.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Hospitalised elderly patients referred for physiotherapy.
2. Ability to perform standing position independently with/without walking aids (rollator, crutch) or bed/bench support.

Exclusion criteria

1. Expected length of stay < 7 days.
2. Dementia.
3. Unable to communicate relevant.
4. Unable to be active

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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71 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Treatment group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Progressive Resistance strength training