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Brief title
Health condition
geriatric orthopedic patients
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Total length of stay at the geriatric rehabilitation centre.
Secondary outcome
Balance (Berg Balance Scale)
Ambulation speed (10MWT)
Patiënt satisfaction (VAS)
Compliance of the patient to the exercise program
Background summary
This is a pilot study to research the effect of a digital exercise program on the rehabilitation of geriatric orthopedic patients at a geriatric rehabilitation centre. With the use of e-health it is possible to automatically adjust the exercise intensity based on user reported measures of effort. The exercises can be presented with videos and audio and it has the possibility to notify the user when an exercise is due.
Study objective
Using a digital exercise program has a significant effect on the length of stay before discharge in a geriatric rehabilitation centre.
Study design
01-09-2016 Project start, inclusion open.
Intervention
Control group receives a standard exercise program on paper, this is the usual care.
Experimental group receives an exercise program on a tablet, with the ability to automatically adjust the exercise intensity based on user reported measures of effort.
Additionally both groups receive usual care which consists of three times per week 30 minutes of physical therapy.
Bas Broeders
[default]
The Netherlands
thesis@basbroeders.nl
Bas Broeders
[default]
The Netherlands
thesis@basbroeders.nl
Inclusion criteria
Maximum 3 weeks after orthopedic surgery.
Geriatric patiënts, older than 65 years.
Admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation centre.
Exclusion criteria
Severe co-morbidities which affect the ability to walk
MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) < 23
Not community-dwelling
Cardiac problems which affect ability to participate in a normal exercise program.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5922 |
| NTR-old | NTR6102 |
| Other | Broeders Bierman ICT : MO-trial-09160417 |