Mobility tests to screen for frailty: Validity in older nursing home residents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007576

Enrollment

120

Registered

2014-12-02

Start date

2014-12-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

frailty in older nursing home residents R54

Interventions

Group 1: Criterion validity: All participants will be examined with the index tests (measures of mobility: De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI), Hierarchical Assessment of Balance and Mobility (HABAM), F

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: individuals living in a nursing home or senior residence or any other institution where some kind of care is provided

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindication for mobilization 2. No consent for participation 3. Blindness 4. Deafness 5. German language skills that are not sufficient for comprehension of instructions 6. Insufficient ability to give informed consent (sufficient cognitive and verbal abilities, e.g. no severe dementia, no severe dysphasia, no severe aphasia) 7. Acute infections 8. Akute illness 9. Scheduling difficulties

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Criterion Validity: Sensitivity and Specificity of each mobility instrument (index test) with respect to frailty, as measured with the "Frailty Phenotype" (reference test).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Criterion Validity: Sensitivity and Specificity of each mobility instrument (index test) with respect to frailty, as measured with the "Frailty Index" (reference test).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Braun

Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum

tobias.braun@hs-gesundheit.de0234 77727 625

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026