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Efficacy and Safety of a Hospital Walking Program for Older Adults

NCT00715962 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-03-24

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Summary

Low mobility, defined as being limited to bed or chair, is common during acute hospitalization. This study will evaluate the impact and safety of a hospital walking program for older patients during acute general medical hospitalization. Participants who are 65 years of age or older, will be randomized to usual care (UC) or to a hospital walking program (WP), which includes twice daily walks with assistance, provision of necessary ambulatory devices, and a behavioral intervention strategy designed to encourage out of bed activity. Throughout hospitalization, the WP and UC veterans will were wireless monitors on the thigh and ankle that measure activity. The primary goal will be in increase the length of time veterans spend out of bed and to assure this out of bed activity is safe.

Conditions

  • Acute Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral intervention

Using social cognitive theory, participants in the walking program group will be encouraged to complete a brief diary about out of bed activities like sitting up for meals of walks to the bathroom. They will be provided with information regarding the importance of being out of bed a praise for any attempts. They will be asked to set out of bed time activity goals daily. The control group will have a diary to track visitors.

OTHER

Walking Intervention

Participants in the walking program will be assisted to walk twice a day by trained staff. Those in the control group will be visited twice a day for friendly visits only

OTHER

Friendly visits

The control group will receive twice daily friendly visits and will be asked to complete a diary each day of the people who visit them in the hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Cynthia J. Brown, MD MSPH · VA Medical Center, Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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