Strength-based Tailored-Exercise Program at Home for Geriatric Patients

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Conditions studied: Frailty, Geriatrics

In brief

This study focuses on the "Strength-based Tailored-Exercise Program at Home (STEP@Home)" aimed at improving health outcomes for geriatric patients at risk of hospitalization-associated functional decline. It is a sequential mixed-method study that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06820021

Run by

The University of Hong Kong

People needed

256

Starts

2025-05-23

Expected to finish

2030-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-06

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• i) aged 60 or above
• ii) has an acute hospitalization and the length of hospital stay is of ≥ 2 days2,
• iii) has risk of functional decline in 3 months following hospitalization as measured by the Screening for High-Risk Patients (SHERPA) score of >3.5. SHERPA is a brief measure to identify the high risk by screening for the risk factors, including old age, poor health perception, IADL dysfunction, mild cognitive impairment and fall in the previous year.
• iv) discharged home without any referral for exercise-based rehabilitation
• v) has a Smartphone to access video calls
• vi) consented to participate.

You may not qualify if…

• i) admitted with a disabling condition leading to significant functional loss such as stroke,)
• ii) bed-bound or chair bound
• iii) with conditions contradictory to exercise training (e.g., acute muscular-skeletal problem, acute and unstable cardio-respiratory disease, etc),
• iv) engaging in moderate or vigorous exercise (>60min/week) in the past 6 months.

Where it is running

• the University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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