Completed

NCT Number: NCT03595605

Association Between Inpatient Steps Per Day and Patient Functional Status/Disposition

This study will incorporate the use of wearable actigraphy devices (Fitbit) on research participants admitted to medicine inpatient units at Tisch Hospital and/or NYU Brooklyn. The investigator's sample size will be 600 randomized into two groups, with basic inclusion criteria including age greater than 65 years and pre-hospital ambulatory status. While both groups will be monitored in terms of their activity (specifically pedometer data), the intervention group will have twice daily encouragement of ambulation. Once a subject is enrolled, data will be collected daily and at time of discharge.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Medicine

Age range

66 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

New York University School of Medicine

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Admitted to acute inpatient medicine unit
Ambulatory without assistive device prior to hospitalization
Medical clearance to ambulate on the unit
Active MyChart account or willing to activate MyChart account
iOS or Android device

Exclusion criteria

Patients less than or equal to 65 years old
Not Admitted to acute inpatient medicine unit
Ambulatory with assistive device prior to hospitalization
No Medical clearance to ambulate on the unit
Inactive MyChart account and not willing to activate MyChart account
No iOS or Android device

In addition, an individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

Oxygen requirement at rest
Lower extremity prosthesis
Admitted for joint replacement surgery
History of frequent falls
Admitted for syncope.
If patients have specifically opted out of being contacted about research (visible in the Epic header while in their chart)
Admitted from nursing home

Treatment and study plan

Ambulation

Behavioral

This group will be encouraged twice daily to ambulate

Standard of care

Other

Care as usual at inpatient NYU Langone

Primary outcomes

Determine how many steps patients admitted to the medicine units are taking at baseline

Time frame: 1 Day

Steps will be measured using a wearable device (FitBit) designed to track number of steps for the duration of their hospital stay

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health