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A health promotion study for the effectiveness to strengthen mobility among users in residential homes in the framework of a pilot project for setting-oriented health promotion in residential long term care

"Exciting Life [Bewegtes Leben]?: a comparative investigation into the effectiveness of promoting the mobility among users of residential long term care - a sub-project of the study ?Health has no age [Gesundheit hat kein Alter]?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN25536408
Enrollment
300
Registered
2012-01-03
Start date
2011-10-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

Mobility and autonomy among elderly people Not Applicable

Interventions

Training program with 20 intervention units targeting the promotion of mobility among residents. Units 2-18 are divided into 3 different levels (Level A, B, C) considering the physical and cognitive s

Sponsors

Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions (Austria)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female residents living in the participating institutions 2. Above 60 years of age (average age of residents in the participating institutions is 86 years)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Residents with severe dementia and/or severe restriction in mobility

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Occupational performance as measured by Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) 2. Risk for falling as measured by ?Timed up and go? Test 3. Flexibility as measured by ?Chair sit and reach? Test 4. Functional fitness (movement of shoulder) as measured by ?Back scratch? Test All tests measured at baseline and at end of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Cognitive and social mobility measured by assessing orientation and social situation 2. Health status/quality of life as measured by EQ5D 3. Pain status as measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) All tests are measured at baseline and at end of intervention

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

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