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NCT Number: NCT02393014

Physical Activity and Fall Prevention in Geriatric Inpatients in Acute caRe: Feasibility Study

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and the impact on physical performance and falls occurence among geriatric inpatients hospitalized in acute care unit.

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Key information

Conditions

Elderly

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital

Angers, Maine et Loire, 49933, France

About this study

Having developed many tools to determine fall risk of 65 years and older patients, Angers University Hospital plans to develop a corrective action to prevent the occurrence of falls in this population.

This study aims to assess the feasibility of a physical activity program with 3 difficulty levels (depending on the patient's risk of falling): easy (low fall risk), moderate (average fall risk) and difficult (high fall risk).

The implementation process should be simply and fastly applicable in practice for routine care by paramedics.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being 65 years old and older
  • Being hospitalized in geriatric acute care unit of Angers University Hospital.
  • No contraindications to physical activity practice.
  • No contraindications to standing station and sitting station.
  • Participants having given and signed an informed participation consent. If the participant is unable to answer, we will retain the disagreement expressed by a trusted person.
  • Being affiliated to French social security

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal of participation
  • Persons aged under 65.
  • Topics including hospitalization at the entrance should not exceed 3 days.
  • Participation in concomitant clinical trial.
  • Civil Protection Measures such as trusteeship, guardianship or backup justice underway.

Treatment and study plan

Simple physical exercises

Procedure
  • The participant must stay out of the bed 3 hours. This pre-required level prevents the occurrence of acute postural mismatch which can occur when elderly patients are bedridden and too long increases the risk of falling.
  • The participant stands standing in static equilibrium to a chair holding the back of it for 2 minutes. Depending on the patient's abilities, the exercise will be done on both feet or one foot.
  • The participant performs a transfer activity of sitting to standing repeated 5 times (FTSS test). According to the patient's abilities, the exercise will be done with physical assistance or not.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants in each category of fall risk having realized 75% and more of the exercises of at least one of the three difficulty levels of the physical activity program

    Time frame: up to 15 months

    The feasibility of the interventions of each fall risk category is defined as "at least 80% of the participants of a category having completed 75% and more of the exercises".

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of number of patients having realized the Five Time Sit and Stand (FTSS) test.

    Time frame: up to 15 months

  2. For the patients having achieved FTSS test, the realization time (in seconds).

    Time frame: up to 60 seconds

  3. Measure (by the medical team) of the difficulty to set up and carry out the exercises

    Time frame: up to 20 days

    This measure will be assessed with a scale : "very easy" ; "easy" ; "feasible" ; "difficult" ; "impossible"

  4. Time needed by the paramedical team to achieve the exercises

    Time frame: up to 20 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Angers

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Activité Physique et prévention de la Chute du Patient âGé hospItalisé en Court séjouR: Etude de faisabilité (AGIR)

Acronym: AGIR

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
First posted
Mar 19, 2015
Registry last updated
Sep 22, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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