Impact of a Mobility Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hospitalization

In brief

After hospitalization, many older adults experience more difficulty getting around in the community and performing one or more of their basic activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing or dressing. The goals of this study are to test the effectiveness of a mobility intervention, compared to usual care, on change in mobility after hospitalization, to determine the impact on one-year outcomes such as nursing home placement and to identify which Veterans benefit the most from the intervention. Ultimately, the goal is to improve recovery after hospitalization and reduce disability in hospitalized Veterans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02674503

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

132

Starts

2016-12-12

Expected to finish

2021-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-05

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 50 years admitted to one of the five hospital wards of the Birmingham VA Medical Center (VAMC) for any medical illness, e.g.:
• Pneumonia
• Heart failure
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation
• Or other medical (versus surgical) indication for hospitalization
• Patients will be recruited within 48 hours of hospitalization, followed throughout their hospitalization and for one year after hospital discharge.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients admitted for brief observation will be excluded, e.g.:
• 23-hour observation for possible myocardial infarction
• Additional exclusion criteria will include:
• Inability to walk across a small room 2 weeks prior to admission
• Inability to walk safely with assistance, based on a strength and balance screen (see Training of Walkers, below for details)
• Having a pulmonary embolus, unstable angina or other medical diagnosis deemed by the primary physician to be a contraindication to walking
• Being on hospice or comfort care
• Being in a semi-private room with another currently enrolled participant
• Non-English speaking, blind, or deaf

Where it is running

• Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• UAB Hospital — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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