NCT01622829

Activity on Prescription to Promote Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients

Pilot Study on Physical Activity

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Heidelberg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study tries to improve patient's activity by a "Prescription for Activity" led by physiotherapists in secondary health care setting. Three groups are compared in regard to their increase of physical activity.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	"Prescription for Activity" and individual instructions	Structured education. "Prescription for Activity". This contains an exercise programme which consists of a 30 minutes muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week and an endurance sports, chosen by the patient, to be performed at least 2 times per week. Additional the physiotherapists advise them in being more active during their individual daily life ( e.g. using a bike for short distances, regular walking, abandon the lift/escalator).
OTHER	"Prescription for Activity", without instructions	Prescription with exercise programme. "Prescription for activity". This contains an exercise program consisting of 30 minutes of muscle strengthening exercises to be performed at home at least three times per week, the patient also needs to perform in an endurance sport at least two times per week.
OTHER	usual physiotherapy	physiotherapy, treatment as usual

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-09-01
• First posted: 2012-06-19
• Last updated: 2012-06-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany