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Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

NCT01622829 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2012-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study tries to improve patient's activity by a "Prescription for Activity" led by physiotherapists in secondary health care setting.

Three groups are compared in regard to their increase of physical activity.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

"Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions

Structured education. "Prescription for Activity". This contains an exercise programme which consists of a 30 minutes muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week and an endurance sports, chosen by the patient, to be performed at least 2 times per week. Additional the physiotherapists advise them in being more active during their individual daily life ( e.g. using a bike for short distances, regular walking, abandon the lift/escalator).

OTHER

"Prescription for Activity", without instructions

Prescription with exercise programme. "Prescription for activity". This contains an exercise program consisting of 30 minutes of muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week, the patient also needs to perform in an endurance sport at least two times per week.

OTHER

usual physiotherapy

physiotherapy, treatment as usual

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heidelberg University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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