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Physical Rehabilitation of Older Persons Following a Community-Acquired Infection Hospitalization - A Randomised-Controlled Trial

NCT06689280 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 460

Last updated 2025-12-02

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Summary

Community-acquired infections such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and urinary tract infection (UTI) remain leading causes of hospitalization and death due to infections in older persons in Europe. Hospitalization often results in further disabilities and frailty for older and frail individuals, from which some may never recover. Physical activity is well-established as a cornerstone in the primary prevention and treatment of several noncommunicable diseases. However, there is currently no established rehabilitation model following a pneumonia or other infection, nor is there any evidence to support the impact of rehabilitation on the mental and physical health of older and frail individuals following a pneumonia hospitalization or other infection.

The aim of the feasibility study is to evaluate a patient-centered and individualized exercise intervention that is kick-started during hospitalization and continued for 3 months after discharge with video-supervised home-based exercise training to patients hospitalized with CAP or UTI compared to standard care with regard to safety, clinical outcomes, patients' perception, functional ability, organizational aspects, and economic aspects.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Video-supervised home-based exercise training

12 weeks of patient-centered video-supervised home-based exercise training that will be kick-started during hospitalization and continued for 12 weeks after discharge, followed by 12 weeks of self-directed maintenance exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nordsjaellands Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Birgitte Lindegaard, MD, PhD · Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2029-03-31
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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