Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Function, Participation and Function After Acute Hospitalization in Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Denver
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arcadia University
Conditions:
Frail Older Adults
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hospitalization increases the risk for new disability in older adults. In the current health care system, home health physical therapy is understudied and often does not return older adults to prior l...
Detailed Description
Background: Hospitalized older adults are 59.8 times more likely to develop disability than those who are not hospitalized. No studies have examined the effectiveness of Home Health (HH) physical ther...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years or older
- referred to home care physical therapy
- have at least 3 comorbid conditions
- ambulatory without human assistance prior to hospitalization
Exclusion
- acute lower extremity fractures with weight-bearing restriction
- elective joint replacement surgery
- active cancer diagnosis
- acute cardiac surgery
- lower extremity amputation
- referred to hospice home health physical therapy
- dialysis
- hospice care
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01872637
Start Date
June 1 2011
End Date
May 1 2017
Last Update
May 17 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
2
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States, 19038