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Effectiveness of a complex intervention to improve social participation and activity in nursing home residents with joint contractures

Effectiveness of a complex intervention to improve social participation and activity in nursing home residents with joint contractures - JointConEval

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015185
Enrollment
578
Registered
2018-08-01
Start date
2018-08-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M24.5

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: The implementation strategy of the participation enabling care in nursing program PECAN follows a multiplier approach comprising the following components: - multipliers’

Sponsors

Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, Fakultät für Angewandte Gesundheits- und Sozialwissenschaften
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of joint contracture in at least one major joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle joint) impacting the daily life, ability to understand and speak German, ability to be mobilized to a sitting position, ability to cooperate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Terminal illness, congenital or idiopathic contractures (Dupuytren’s contractures, plantar fibromatosis, burn scar and other scar contractures)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Participation and activity measured with the two standardised subscales of the PaArticular Scale at baseline, after 6 and 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life (instrument: European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale - EQ-5D-5L) assessed at baseline, after 6 and 12 months Additional measures assessed at baseline, after 6 and 12 months: cognition/cognitive impairment (instrument: Dementia Screening Scale - DSS); agitated behaviors (instrument: adapted German Version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory - CMAI) Adverse events: falls and fall-related consequences (medical records), physical restraints (medical records)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKatrin Beutner

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

katrin.beutner@medizin.uni-halle.de+ 49 345 557 4135

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026