NCT01829594

Case Managers to Frail Older People a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 153 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lund University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of is to test the effects of a model for care (case management) to older people with high healthcare consumption and functional dependency on healthcare consumption, quality of life, functional ability and experiences of care.

Conditions

• Frail Elderly

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Case management	Nurses and a physiotherapist (PT) worked as case managers (CM). The intervention lasted 12 months and comprised 4 dimensions. The first was traditional CM tasks: assessment, planning, monitoring, care coordination and evaluation. Home visits were made at least once a month. The second and third was general and specific information related to the participants' situation. The fourth part included aspects of continuity and safety. The PT also paid home visits and made an assessment regarding physical function and balance. The intervention consisted of multidimensional prevention of falls and/or consequences of falls, and supporting and motivating the participant to increased physical activity. When those in the control group had participated for 12 months they were offered the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2013-04-11
• Last updated: 2013-04-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden