How Well Does the 30-Second Chair Stand Test Predict Rehabilitation Needs in Acutely Admitted Elderly Patients

• Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02474277
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 156
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 5.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 26.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aims are to identify predictive indicators of hospitalized elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation and to validate (known group validity) the Chair Stand Test

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Acute Disease	Other: 30 sec chair stand test	N/A

Detailed Description

In the emergency department the assessment of acutely admitted elderly medical patients' need for rehabilitation is difficult as it has to been performed within 48 hours. Is it possible to use the the Chair Stand Test in combination with admission complaints and identified risk factors to predict the need for rehabilitation? An investigating of the Chair Stand Test is needed, as its validity with hospitalized patients is undocumented.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 156 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Official Title: How Well Does the 30-second Chair Stand Test Predict Rehabilitation Needs in Acutely Admitted Elderly Patients?
• Study Start Date: Nov 1, 2014
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2015
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: 30 sec chair stand test all patients in this Group receives a diagnostic test for functional impairment	Other: 30 sec chair stand test; diagnostic test for functional impairment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. 30-Second Chair Stand Test [14 days after admission at the hospital]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Can speak and understand Danish

• Can report personal data

• Within the first 48 hours of admission are able to sin on an ordinary chair

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients ordinarily unable to walk

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Lillebaelt hospital	Kolding		Denmark	6000

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Southern Denmark

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Christian B Mogensen, MD PHD, University of Southern Denmark

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Christian Backer Mogensen, Ass. professor, University of Southern Denmark
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02474277
• Other Study ID Numbers: SLB-ED-08-2014
• First Posted: Jun 17, 2015
• Last Update Posted: Jun 17, 2015
• Last Verified: Jun 1, 2015

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Acute Disease

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 17, 2015