CAPABLE for Frail Dually Eligible Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Muscle Weakness

In brief

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing offers this research study which aims to learn more about whether services that help with medications, muscle strengthening, pain management and changes to houses can help improve older adults' ability to, walk, and take care of themselves while saving costs by reducing hospitalizations and nursing home admissions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01743495

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

281

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 65 or older
• Cognitively intact (≥ 10 on Brief Interview of Mental Status)
• Difficulty with ≥ 2 IADLS or ≥ 1 ADL
• ≤ 199% of Federal Poverty level

You may not qualify if…

• Terminally ill
• -Active cancer treatment
• Hospitalized > 3 times in last 3 years
• Receiving home nursing, Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy
• Don't have phone or do plan to move in less than a year

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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