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NCT Number: NCT00218842

The Effect on Function of Increasing Activity for Nursing Home Residents

As designs of existing outcome studies are disparate and do not always relate well to a Swedish context, the need for further studies is obvious. Also, an empirical theory drawn from the best practice supporting autonomy and wellbeing for clients in a nursing home setting has not yet been fully depicted. The study described below intends to fill a gap in knowledge related to the effect of enhanced activities of daily living (ADL)-training, physical, and daily activities and staff education in a nursing home setting, based on a theory- and evidence-based intervention programme in a Swedish as well as a Nordic health care context. The aims of the study are to describe the impact of an individually tailored intervention program, in a nursing home setting, on:

* Physical capacity * Degree of dependence in ADL * Long-term participation in physical and/or daily activities * Self-rated wellbeing

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Key information

Conditions

Frailty Behavior Motor Activity Nursing Home Residents Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Section of Geriatric Medicine, St. Olavs University Hospital

Trondheim, N-7016, Norway

About this study

The Trondheim study has additional aims to assess the impact of intervention on:

  • Urinary incontinence
  • Falls

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • > 65 years of age
  • Expected stay in the nursing home > 3 months
  • Able to take instruction

Exclusion criteria

  • Persons in a terminal phase

Treatment and study plan

Individualized exercise

Behavioral

individualized exercise, physical activity and training in daily life situations given by trained physical therapists and occupational therapists

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical function

    Time frame: baseline, three and six months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Falls

    Time frame: during six months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Collaborators

  • Helse Midt-Norge

Registry information

Official study title

Physical and Daily Activity for Residents in a Nursing Home Setting. -A Nordic Multi-Centre Study

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Sep 22, 2005
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2014

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