Effects of Functional Incidental Training in VA NHCU Residents

NCT ID: NCT00013507

Last Updated: 2009-01-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-01-31

Study Completion Date

2002-12-31

Brief Summary

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This research on Functional Incidental Training ( FIT) primarily involves women residing in community nursing homes. It is an individualized rehabilitative protocol intended to improve mobility, endurance, strength and continence in frail, older, functionally impaired and disabled veterans.

Objectives of the project are as follows:

1\) Test the effects of FIT on transfer ability, continence, ambulation/mobility, balance and fall risk, strength, and endurance; 2) Determine the characteristics of NHCU residents who respond to FIT; 3)Identify the most sensitive outcome measures related to FIT; and 4) Determine the labor costs of FIT relative to usual care.

Detailed Description

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This research on Functional Incidental Training ( FIT) primarily involves women in community nursing homes.

Objectives:

1\. test the effects of FIT on functions such as transfer ability, continence, ambulation/mobility,balance and fall risk, strength, and endurance; 2. determine the characteristics of NHCU residents who respond to FIT; 3. identify the most sensitive outcome measures related to FIT; and 4. determine the labor costs of FIT relative to usual care.

. The intervention is an individualized rehabilitative protocol intended to improve mobility, endurance, strength and continence in frail, older, functionally impaired and disabled veterans in VA nursing home care units(NHCUs).The design is a multi-site cross-over design, to be carried out in five NHCUs (Atlanta, Durham, Salisbury, Augusta, Tuscaloosa) over about eight months in each site. About 24 residents will be recruited in each NHCU: 12 each will be randomized to initial intervention and control for 8 wks and evaluated; the controls will then receive the intervention and vice versa for another 8 wks with another evaluation. Patients are seen 4x a day for FIT activities, including walking/using wheel chair, prompted toileting, strengthening exercises. Outcome measures will be made in a blinded manner by Project Manager.

Conditions

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Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Falls

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Functionally impaired elderly
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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John Fryer, Ph.D., Asst. Director

Role:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Victoria Mongiardo, Program Analyst

Role:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Analysis and Review Section (PARS), Rehabilitation Research & Development Service

Locations

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VAMC, Decatur

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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E2226R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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