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Identification of frail elderly people through an algorithm and mobile application by physical therapists

Safety practices for physical therapists in the guidance of the elderly: mobile app

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-677rt3
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-09-20
Start date
2019-09-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Senility

Interventions

After the sample calculation based on a pilot study that involved the participation of 20 elderly people, 51 elderly people of both sexes, aged over 60 years, were divided into two groups: a group for
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Sponsors

Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí - UNIVAS
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí - UNIVAS
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Senior citizens aged 60 years or over; all genres; cooperative; who wander even with the help of orthoses and prostheses; who agree to participate in the study; and sign the TCLE (elderly or responsible)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Elderly people with severe cognitive impairment that impedes the understanding of the tests to be performed; with immobility syndrome; is that conditions which make it impossible for them to the performance of the proposed procedures; and those who desist from continuing in the study after signing the TCLE

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Physiotherapists will be able to identify whether the elderly are in functional decline, vulnerability and/or fragility through the evaluation of the warning signs and physical therapy evaluation.;Physiotherapists will be able to interpret the decision algorithm and use mobile application-type software.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactWagner Moreira

Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí - UNIVAS

wagner.fisioterapia@yahoo.com.br+55(32)33531811

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)