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The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents

NCT00105807 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-04-07

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Summary

Veterans are admitted to Veterans Health Administration (VA) Nursing Homes (NH) because impairment in their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) overwhelms their support system (family/friends) in the community. The etiologies of this impairment are, in part, due to chronic disease, deconditioning, and immobility. Yet, after admission, NH residents frequently have decreased levels of daily activity compared with their preadmission activity. Our preliminary observations suggest that dependent, frail residents improve in function in response to exercise in a NH setting.

Conditions

  • Muscle Weakness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

participation in low intensity exercise

BEHAVIORAL

participation in art and music activities

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mary M. Grant, BSN MA · Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-07-31
Completion
2006-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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