Acute Leukemia
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to decrease the incidence of hospital acquired deconditioning (HAD) and to help standardize daily physical exercise monitoring in acute leukemia patients with anticipated prolonged duration of hospital stay. The investigators hypothesize that implementing a patient-reported adherence log of their recommended standard daily set of exercises will help reduce proportion of hospital acquired deconditioning in acute leukemia patients. The investigators also hypothesize that less adherent patients will have more inpatient hospital related events and decreased health related quality of life.
Detailed description
Hospital-associated deconditioning (HAD), or post-hospital syndrome, describes the physical, cognitive, and functional decline that develops during hospitalization. Acute leukemia patients require inpatient chemotherapy treatments that often impose a minimal hospital stay of 21 days. While physical activity is recommended, its prescription and monitoring are not standardized, often leading to deconditioning developing before physical activity is urged. This study aims to decrease the incidence of hospital acquired deconditioning (HAD) and to help standardize daily physical exercise monitoring in acute leukemia patients with anticipated prolonged duration of hospital stay. The investigators hypothesize that implementing a patient-reported adherence log of their recommended standard daily set of exercises will help reduce proportion of hospital acquired deconditioning in acute leukemia patients. The investigators also hypothesize that less adherent patients will have more inpatient hospital related events and decreased health related quality of life. The intervention is a three-prong approach to reduce hospital acquired deconditioning in patients with anticipated prolonged length of stay for acute leukemia chemotherapy at North Shore University Hospital. The intervention includes 1) providing a set of daily physical exercises to patient according to their baseline performance status as assessed by physical therapist, 2) maintaining a patient-completed daily log of physical exercise adherence and 3) standardize the monitoring of physical exercise by the healthcare team by its inclusion in daily progress notes. The results will assess the effectiveness of this intervention in reducing the occurrence proportion of HAD in the intervention group compared to historical controls. Additionally, the investigators will assess the correlation between patient reported adherence rate to the occurrence of hospital related events as well as its impact on health-related quality of life.
Interventions
OTHERThree-Pronged Approach to Reduce Hospital Acquired Deconditioning
The intervention includes 1) providing and demonstrating a set of daily physical exercises to patient according to their baseline performance status as assessed by physical therapist, 2) maintaining a patient-completed daily log of physical exercise adherence and 3) standardize the monitoring of physical exercise by the healthcare team by its inclusion in daily progress notes.
Sponsors
Northwell Health
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18-99 * Patient admitted to North Shore University Hospital on 7Monti floor * Diagnosis of acute leukemia (AML or ALL) * Admitted for treatment with remission inducing therapy either in frontline, relapsed or salvage setting with anticipated hospital length of stay of at least 10 days * ECOG 0-3 on day of induction.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients admitted for \>14 days prior to initiation of treatment. * Baseline altered mental status defined by Glasgow coma scale with score less than 15, that does not resolve within first 7 days of treatment as this would preclude participation in physical activity program. * Baseline disability that would prevent participation in physical activity program. * CML in acute blast phase.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess Effectiveness of Prescribed Physical Exercise Program | 12 months | daily log of physical exercise adherence and 3) standardize the monitoring of physical exercise by the healthcare team by its inclusion in daily progress notes. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| assess the correlation between patient-reported adherence rate (%) of daily physical exercise | 12 months | to assess the correlation between patient-reported adherence rate (%) of daily physical exercise to occurrence of hospital related events and impact on health-related quality of life. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of days admitted prior to initiation of treatment | 12 months | To assess if number of days admitted prior to initiation of treatment affects adherence rates to daily physical activity |
| Assess impact of adherence to daily physical activity on hospital admission cost | 12 months | To assess impact of adherence to daily physical activity on hospital admission cost |
| Assess if daily recording of physical activity improves monitoring | 12 months | To assess if daily recording of physical activity improves monitoring of risk for HAD |
| Impact of adherence to daily physical activity on re-admission rates | 12 months | To assess the impact of adherence to daily physical activity on re-admission rates for complications within 6 months of induction treatment |
| Adherence rates of daily physical exercise | 12 months | To assess if there is a difference in adherence rates of daily physical exercise between age groups |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed