An interventional study of Exercise in Chest Pain, Pneumonia and Transient Ischemic Attack, sponsored by Oslo Metropolitan University. Completed at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-04.
Sponsored by Oslo Metropolitan University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a multi-component exercise program on physical function, physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older people recently discharged from hospital. The intervention consists of 32 group-based exercise sessions, performed twice a week. In addition the participants in the intervention group will be encouraged to perform an exercise program on their own, at least once weekly. The participants in the control group will be encouraged to exercise on their own, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on physical activity for adults aged 65 and above.
Older people who have been hospitalized often experience loss of function, increased risk of falls and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the post-discharge period. The reason for this is the cumulative effect of illness, bedrest during hospital stay and inactivity after discharge. Previous research indicates that exercise therapy should be an integrated part of the post-hospital treatment to prevent or postpone this functional decline and improve HRQOL. Therefore, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of a multi-component exercise program consisting of high intensity exercises on physical function, physical activity and HRQOL among older people living at home after discharge from hospital after treatment of an acute medical event.
293 studies on the registry are indexed under Ischemic Attack, Transient; 64 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 88 is below the median of 206 across 164 interventional studies indexed under Ischemic Attack, Transient.
Browse Ischemic Attack, Transient studies →Oslo Metropolitan University is the lead sponsor of 64 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
This group will perform a multi-component exercise program twice a week for 16 weeks. The multi-component exercise program consists of endurance training, progressive strength exercises and balance exercises. The intervention will be individualised, but performed in groups of four to ten patients. The participants are also expected to do exercises on their own, at least once weekly.
Other: Exercise
The participants in the control group will be encouraged to exercise on their own, according to the World Health Organization recommendations on physical activity for adults aged 65 and above.
A multi-component exercise program that consists of endurance training, progressive strength exercises and balance exercises.
Changes in physical function
Changes in physical function will be measured with The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). This test evaluates balance, mobility and muscle strength by examining an individual's ability to stand with feet together side-by side, semitandem and tandem positions, time to walk 8ft and time to rise from a chair and return to the seated position five times. Each of the three tests is scored, based on performance between 0 and 4, leaving a maximum score of 12 for those individuals performing at the highest levels.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Berg Balance Scale
Berg Balance Scale is a measure of performance-based balance. It comprises 14 observable tasks frequently encountered in everyday life.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
HRQOL measured by the Medical Outcome Study 36 Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Physical Activity measured by the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF)
The IPAQ-SF includes seven questions about the time spent in vigorous- and moderate intensity activities, walking and sedentary activity.
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Muscle mass
Muscle mass will be measured by bioimpedance
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Compliance to the intervention
Participants will complete an activity diary where they are asked to report completion of exercise, non-protocol activity and any adverse events related to the exercise. Patients are considered non-compliant if they have undertaken less than 50% of the prescribed exercise.
Time frame: Eight months from baseline
Feasibility of the intervention
Adverse events will be registered as outlined by Oryet al. (2005) in the following four categories: falls, cardiovascular events, musculoskeletal injuries and health care utilization.
Time frame: Four months from baseline
Amount of home-help services received
If they receive any home care
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Handgrip strength
Handgrip strength in kilograms measured using a hydraulic dynamometer
Time frame: Baseline, 4 months and 8 months
Height
Height will be measured in meters
Time frame: Baseline
This study is completed, as verified in Aug 2020. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Oslo Metropolitan University