Activity in GEriatric acute CARe (AGECAR): rationale, design and methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Activity in GEriatric acute CARe (AGECAR) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an intrahospital strength and walk program during short hospital stays for improving functional capacity of patients aged 75 years or older.

Methods/design

Patients aged 75 years or older admitted for a short hospital stay (≤ 14 days) will be randomly assigned to either a usual care (control) group or an intervention (training) group. Participants allocated in the usual care group will receive normal hospital care and participants allocated in the intervention group will perform multiple sessions per day of lower limb strength training (standing from a seated position) and walking (10 min bouts) while hospitalized. The primary outcome to be assessed pre and p

SUBMITTER: Fleck SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3420239 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature