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Physiotherapy Led Community Intervention for Older Adults Discharged From the Emergency Department

NCT04983602 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2022-07-27

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Summary

ED PLUS Emergency Department Discharge Physiotherapy Led Community Service is a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial investigating the role of an integrated care intervention consisting of comprehensive geriatrics assessment in older adults in the emergency department and a physiotherapy-led community based intervention.

Conditions

  • Old Age; Debility
  • Health Services for the Aged

Interventions

OTHER

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment arm

The intervention will involve a comprehensive geriatric assessment which will be provided by a geriatric doctor, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker, pharmacist and specialist nurse.,

OTHER

EDPLUS

EDPLUS involves a 6 week physiotherapy led community based intervention involving 3 home visits and weekly telephone support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital of Limerick

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rose Galvin, PhD · University of Limerick

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-13
Primary Completion
2022-06-13
Completion
2022-06-13

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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