The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Muscle Weakness

In brief

Veterans are admitted to Veterans Health Administration (VA) Nursing Homes (NH) because impairment in their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) overwhelms their support system (family/friends) in the community. The etiologies of this impairment are, in part, due to chronic disease, deconditioning, and immobility. Yet, after admission, NH residents frequently have decreased levels of daily activity compared with their preadmission activity. Our preliminary observations suggest that dependent, frail residents improve in function in response to exercise in a NH setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00105807

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

120

Starts

2002-07-01

Expected to finish

2006-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• must be able to follow a one step command and be able to participate in group activity Participants with a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) of less than 24/30 must have consent of authorized representative. Nursing Home resident

Where it is running

• Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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