Self-management of Chronic Mobility Limitations in MUHC Seniors
NCT ID: NCT01593345
Last Updated: 2015-12-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-02-28
2015-12-31
Brief Summary
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The research question are (1) What are the needs of vulnerable patients at the MUHC? Two groups will be targeted; newly discharged seniors (who will be eligible for an intervention) and cancer outpatients who will be surveyed only);(2) For a senior population at risk for physical deterioration, to what extent is a personalized mentoring approach to optimizing function and preventing disability through developing self-management skills more effective in improving outcomes than the provision of written material covering the same general content? (3) Does a mentoring experience with vulnerable seniors through development and teaching of a self-management program (comprised of education and support) produce meaningful positive changes in future clinicians' knowledge, skills and attitude towards modes of delivering physiotherapy services and promoting self-management in Canadian seniors?
There are two phases to this study: a survey and randomized controlled trial (RCT). The survey phase will identify mobility needs of two groups, newly discharged seniors and cancer outpatients. The needs assessment for newly discharged seniors will identify people eligible for the (RCT) component; the needs assessment for cancer outpatients will inform the development of interventions for this specific group. The RCT component will be piloted for recently discharged community dwelling seniors 70 years and older only.
A sample of 400 seniors recently discharged from the adult, general, hospital sites of the MUHC will be contacted for a needs assessment. From this pool, the investigators anticipate 100 will be eligible and 60 will be randomized, 30 to the mentor intervention and 30 to the control group. Participants will be followed-up for 6 months and assessments will be performed at 2 time points (baseline and 6 months). The main outcome is a standardized response ratio (SRR) estimated across all persons and measures. SRRs will be calculated for three groups of response variables: impairment/mobility measures, quality of life indicators, and health services outcomes.
In parallel, to determine cancer survivor needs, the investigators will contact 600 cancer survivors; as the investigators anticipate 400 will answer the survey. The analysis of this survey will consist of frequency of specific needs by diagnosis and treatment.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Mentor
Mobility self-management with Mentor
will be offered an evaluation and treatment plan supervised by a qualified physiotherapist, accompanied by written and visual material to enhance mobility self-management skills, supported by telephone mentoring by physiotherapy students in the Professional Master's program. The components of the mobility self-management program will target skill enhancement of each senior to identify their functional limitations, set realistic goals for mobility improvement, develop a mobility action plan, carry out the plan, and then re-assess their function and mobility. Mobility self-assessment, personalized goals, and the action plan will be incorporated into a personalized workbook that the senior can use to monitor their function profile and serve as a communication aid during health care encounters.
Guidebook
Mobility self-management with guidebook
will be mailed an exercise guide targeting the key mobility limitations common in the elderly (range of motion, arm, leg, and core strength, and breathing). This guide has been developed and has been pilot tested on a small number of seniors and has been shown to be acceptable and feasible.
Interventions
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Mobility self-management with Mentor
will be offered an evaluation and treatment plan supervised by a qualified physiotherapist, accompanied by written and visual material to enhance mobility self-management skills, supported by telephone mentoring by physiotherapy students in the Professional Master's program. The components of the mobility self-management program will target skill enhancement of each senior to identify their functional limitations, set realistic goals for mobility improvement, develop a mobility action plan, carry out the plan, and then re-assess their function and mobility. Mobility self-assessment, personalized goals, and the action plan will be incorporated into a personalized workbook that the senior can use to monitor their function profile and serve as a communication aid during health care encounters.
Mobility self-management with guidebook
will be mailed an exercise guide targeting the key mobility limitations common in the elderly (range of motion, arm, leg, and core strength, and breathing). This guide has been developed and has been pilot tested on a small number of seniors and has been shown to be acceptable and feasible.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* aged 70 years and older,
* recently discharged from one of the adult general (MGH, RVH, Lachine) hospital sites,
* with anyone of the following mobility limitations:
1. Limitation in walking more than 1 block
2. Limitation in going up 1 flight of stairs
3. Unable to get groceries without help
4. Unable to do housework (dishes, meals, vacuuming, making bed) without help
5. Self-rated health fair or poor
6. Pain
7. Shortness of breath
Exclusion Criteria
* with stroke or myocardial infarction, as formal rehabilitation is part of the usual care plan for these conditions.
Also excluded will be people with dementia as identified on the medical chart.
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Richard and Edith Strauss Foundation of Canada
UNKNOWN
McGill University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nancy Mayo
Dr
Principal Investigators
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Nancy E Mayo, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
McGill University
Locations
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Lachine Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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References
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Related Links
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Portrait of Seniors in Canada.
Percentage of persons who are active, moderately active or inactive, by age group.
Other Identifiers
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2476
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id