Pilot study on a complex intervention targeting social participation and quality of life of nursing home residents with joint contractures

Pilot study on a complex intervention targeting social participation and quality of life of nursing home residents with joint contractures - JointConImprove

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010037

Enrollment

150

Registered

2016-02-12

Start date

2016-02-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M24.5

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group Implementation of the “Contracture Sensitive Care” programme through • an educational programme (one-day training workshop) and structured support for nominated key nurses

• an information session of about 40 minutes to introduce the content of the “Contracture Sensitive Care” programme and the implementation process to all staff members, residents and other stake holde

• provision of study materials (information brochures for relatives, therapists, physicians)

supportive material (poster of interventions` content, checklists, etc.). Group 2: Control group • optimized usual care: information session about meaning and consequences of contractures, lasting ap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis joint contracture, informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Terminal illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social participation (instrument: PaArticular Scale (Sub-Skala 2)), developed by the working group in preparatory studies) assessed at baseline, three-month and six-month follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Activities (instrument: PaArticular Scale (Sub-Skala 2), developed by the working group in preparatory studies), Cognition (Instrument: Dementia Screening Scale) at baseline, three-month and six month follow-up; quality of life (instrument: EQ-5D); activities of daily living (instrument: IADL Skala (Lawton, Brody)); falls and fall-related fractures (resident's record) att baseline and six-month follow-up; process evaluation to assess feasibility at three-month and six-month follow-up and continuously over the course of the study	—

Measure

Time frame

Activities (instrument: PaArticular Scale (Sub-Skala 2), developed by the working group in preparatory studies), Cognition (Instrument: Dementia Screening Scale) at baseline, three-month and six month follow-up; quality of life (instrument: EQ-5D); activities of daily living (instrument: IADL Skala (Lawton, Brody)); falls and fall-related fractures (resident's record) att baseline and six-month follow-up; process evaluation to assess feasibility at three-month and six-month follow-up and continuously over the course of the study

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDoreen Grund

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft

doreen.grund@medizin.uni-halle.de+49 345 557 4470

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026