Influence of Depressive Mood on Rehab Outcome

Influence of Depressive Mood on Short Term Rehab Outcome at an Acute Geriatrics Unit

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02915562

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-09-27

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-09-27

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

Conditions

Depressive Mood

Keywords

rehabilitation, exercise, outcome measurement

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of depressive mood on outcomes of an in-house rehabilitation program.

Interventions

OTHERexercise

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 2-week in-house-rehab at an acute geriatric unit * ability to take part in assessments * understanding German language * Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

* anti-depressive medication shorter than 4 weeks before enrollment * In-house rehab \< 14 days * advanced stage of dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Grip strength measurement	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	measured with JAMAR dynamometer
Barthel Index	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	The Barthel index is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living
Function Index Physiotherapy	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	—
Function Index Occupational Therapy	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	—
Physical Performance Test	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	—
de Morton Mobility Index	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	The de Morton Mobility index is a method for measuring changes in mobility and enhancing the continuity of patient care across clinical settings
Performance Orientated Mobility Assessment (POMA)	Change from baseline at day 14 +/-1	Task-oriented outcome measure that assesses gait and balance ability

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Timed Test of Money Counting	Day 1+/-1	—
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)	Day 1+/-1 and day 14+/-1	—
Charlson Comorbidity Index	Day 1+/-1	Measure of comorbidity and multimorbidity

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Primary ContactChristian Mittermaier, M.D.

christian.mittermaier@akh.linz.at

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026