The Effect of Systematic Assessment of Functional Ability, Development of Rehabilitation Plan and Follow-up at Home for Elderly Medical Patients

NCT ID: NCT01949831

Last Updated: 2014-03-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of systematic assessment of functional ability, development of rehabilitation plan and follow-up at home for elderly medical patient's risk of readmission. The effect of the intervention is examined in a randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Geriatric Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Functional assessment

Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Assessment of functional ability in combination with follow-up at home

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients admitted to, Medical Visitation Section (MVA) Aarhus University Hospital
* aged 65+
* resident in City of Aarhus.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients admitted from a psychiatric institution or nursing home
* patients without walking ability
* patients who do not speak or read Danish
* terminally ill patients
* patients transferred to other hospital departments
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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VIA University College

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Institute of public health, department of nursing sciences, Århus University, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Aarhus University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Louise Møldrup Nielsen

PhD student, occupational therapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hans Kirkegaard, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Acute research

Locations

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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MVAprojekt

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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