Mobility in people with frailty
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention with exoskeleton:
Inpatient geriatric complex program, according to the standard of the Clinic for Geriatric Medicine: 14-21 days of therapy.
Regular therapies as in control arm
instead of regular physiotherapy: 5x/week 20-40 min adapted training with the Hal lumbar type exoskeleton.
Visit 1 (baseline): regular geriatric and physiotherapeutic assessment including outcome pa
5x/week 20-40 min individual physiotherapy. Also group activities (relaxation training, board games).
Visit 1 (baseline): regular geriatric and physiotherapeutic assessment including outcome paramete
Sponsors
Klinik für Altersmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients with frailty according to Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) 4, 5 or 6. - Indication for a 'Geriatric Complex Programme' (GCP) is given
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients included in the GCP without clinically relevant frailty (CFS 6) - Patient not able to give consent - Relevant pre-existing conditions that a) are a medical contraindication for training (unstable angina pectoris, decompensated heart failure, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, acute myocarditis, symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, systemic inflammatory disease) b) Prevent performance of the ‘timed up and go’ test (severe rheumatic diseases, recent fractures, hip or knee joint surgery, severe polyneuropathy) c) as skin diseases prevent the application of electrodes - General reasons that speak against conducting an inpatient GCP - Pre-existing, severe cognitive impairment, e.g. in the context of dementia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Function of the exercised muscle groups: assessed in V1 and V2 using the Tinetti test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle function: measured at V1 and V2 using timed “up and go” test and 30 m walk test. Quality of life: measured at V1 and V3 using the SF-36 = Short Form-36 Health Survey questionnaire. Functionality and independence: measured at V1 and V3 using the FIM-Score = Functional Independence Measure Score questionnaire. Fear of falling: measured at V1, V2 and V3 using the FES-I = Falls Efficacy Scale - International Version questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHannah Mühlhammer
Klinik für Altersmedizin
Outcome results
None listed