Geriatric Patients
Conditions
Keywords
geriatric patients living in residential community (shared flats), multiple disease-conditions
Brief summary
In a randomized controlled pilot study the investigators include geriatric patients living in a geriatric residential community. Two interventions are compared: 1. a complex intervention containing exercise therapy, nutritional advice, homeopathy and naturopathy in addition to routine therapy by the general practitioner 2. routine care by general practitioner The investigators assess the effect of the complex intervention on activities of daily living (AMPS, Barthel Index, Nosger), quality of life (Qualidem, Profile of Wellbeing), risk of falls (Tinetti), falls, cognition (Minimental Status Test), hospital admissions, medication use. The results of this exploratory study are needed to plan a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with confirmatory design in the future.
Interventions
OTHERCAM-intervention
Complex intervention containing exercise therapy, nutritional advice, homeopathic treatment, naturopathic treatment in addition to routine care therapy by general practitioner
OTHERRoutine care therapy
Routine care therapy by general practitioner
Sponsors
Homöopathie Stiftung
omoeon e.V.
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* living in shared flat/residential community * informed consent of patient or authorized representative
Exclusion criteria
* participation in another study within the last 6 months * acute or chronic disease condition that does not allow participation * actual use of complementary therapies
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of motor and process skills (AMPS) | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Qualidem | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Barthel Index | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Nurses Observation Scale for Geriatric Patients | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Minimental Status Test | 12 months |
| Tinetti Test | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Profile of Wellbeing | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Medication use and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use (Beers Criteria 2003) | 3, 6, 12 months |
| Falls (Esslinger Sturzprotokoll) | 12 months |
| hospital admissions | 12 months |
| Adverse effects | 12 months |
| Interviews with health care team and relatives. | 12 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed