Unsupervised Elastic Band Exercises Performed by Frail Elderly Hospitalized Patients Monitored by the Bandcizer

Aalborg University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frail Elderly

Treatments: Other: Elastic Band Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02702557

2016-42

Details and patient eligibility

About

This feasibility study investigates if frail elderly and hospitalized patients are able to perform unsupervised elastic band exercises as a supplement to their usual supervised physiotherapy sessions and how much training they perform during their hospitalization. It is also investigated how the frail elderly and the health personnel experiences the unsupervised elastic band exercises.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Frail elderly and hospitalized patients with a minimal score of 5/15 measured by the Tilburg Frailty Indicator
• Able to read and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

• Frail elderly and hospitalized patients with a score of <5 measured by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
• Frail elderly and hospitalized patients where resistance training and physical activity is contraindicated (evaluated by a geriatrician and/or physiotherapist)

Trial design

15 participants in 1 patient group

Elastic Band Exercises

Other group

Description:

Unsupervised Elastic band exercises performed once a day until the patient is discharged from the hospital. One exercise for the upper extremity (row exercise level 1-3) and one exercise for the lower extremity (knee extension level 1-3). The two exercises are both performed as 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

Treatment:

Other: Elastic Band Exercises