Physical Activity Program Implementation in Hospitalized Positive COVID-19 Older Adults

Feasibility and Effect of Implementing Physical Activity Program Implementation During COVID-19 in Hospitalized Positive COVID-19 Older Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04647682

Acronym

Cov-activity

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-01

Start date

2021-01-05

Completion date

2022-02-14

Last updated

2023-06-01

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Conditions

COVID-19 Infection

Keywords

older adults, hospital, physical activity program

Brief summary

Our hypothesis was that physical activity program will be acceptable and may counteract physical and mental decline among older adults hospitalized in COVID-19 unit

Detailed description

The 30 second chair test, balance with joint-feet and semi-tandem stance, and 4 meters comfortable walking test were evaluated. Depending on their score, a specific physical activity (PA) program was selected and explained. The program was printed, explained and left in the room. This intervention included 5 different PA programs. Final evaluation (one day before leaving the unit) recording physical performance (same physical tests used for inclusion evaluation), Hospital Anxiety and depression (HAD) score, Activities Daily Living (ADL) and self-satisfaction of the program.

Interventions

OTHERphysical activity program

* 30 second chair test, * balance with joint-feet and semi-tandem stance * 4 meters comfortable walking test were evaluated

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 75 years and over * Hospitalized in a French COVID-19 geriatric unit * Positive COVID-19 infection made by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction COVID-19 or suspected on thoracic lesions on computerized tomography.

Exclusion criteria

* Exclusion of patients of palliative care, * Severe dementia or Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) \[14\] below 18/30 * Acute COVID-19 complication. * Activities of Daily Living \< 2/6

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of adherence of the intervention	through study completion, an average of 15 days	adherence of the intervention evaluated by the number of completed exercise days compared to the number of total intervention days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of physical performances	through study completion, an average of 15 days	Comparison between inclusion and final physical performances measured by the 30-second chair test, balance with joint-feet, semi-tandem stance, 4 meters comfortable walking test, functional abilities with the evaluation of ADL score and HAD scores.

Countries

France, Guadeloupe

Outcome results

None listed

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