Improving Patient Walking During Hospitalization
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Early Mobility, Older Adults, Hospital Acquired Condition
In brief
The MOVIN (Mobilizing Older adult patients Via a systems-based Intervention) randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the impact of the MOVIN intervention on improving the functional ability of older adult hospital patients and reducing their healthcare utilization post-hospitalization. MOVIN is a program to increase patient ambulation while hospitalized. The study's hypothesis is that MOVIN will improve functional outcomes for hospitalized older adult patients by producing a change in nursing practice and culture of ambulation on inpatient units. MOVIN is a unit-based intervention. Therefore all patients on this unit are exposed to the intervention once it is implemented regardless of whether or not they participate in the trial. The study will enroll 360-420 total hospitalized participants 65 years and older for the duration of their stay. It will also enroll any nurses 18 years and older who worked on the units during the study and are willing to fill out surveys.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04479943
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 765
- Starts
- 2021-03-02
- Expected to finish
- 2025-01-27
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-27
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 65 years or older
- able to walk with or without assistance
- living in the community (not long term care) prior to admission
- have an ambulation order
- admitted to hospital's general adult medical unit
- able to consent
- able to speak and understand English
- at least 24h planned length of stay after initial study enrollment.
You may not qualify if…
- activated Power of Attorney
- lower extremity amputation
- on hospice
- bed rest order or activity restriction
- wheelchair bound
Where it is running
- UW School of Medicine and Public Health — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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