NCT02335177

Technology and Human Help at Home After Hospitalisation

Technology and Human Help at Home After Hospitalisation (T4H): a Randomized Clustered Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ages et Vies Association · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Elderly people are still at risk for falling at home. The objective of the study is to evaluate at home the impact of an intervention for 3 months combining technologies for autonomy and tailored physical activity program. The study is performed among patients aged 75 years and over leaving Charles Foix Geriatrics hospital or already supported by carer of professional home-care service Ages \& Vie and with a loss of autonomy requiring physiotherapy and home support workers. It is a prospective, randomized, single-center, in cluster study which compares a Patient group (interventional group) with the intervention program (technologies + physical activities) with a control group benefiting from usual care home. Our hypothesis is that in the interventional group fewer falls were observed and improved different scores (Timed Up and Go Test,Barthel index, Quality of Life questionnaire of Duke) were reported compared to the control group.

Conditions

• Patient Fall

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Interventional arm	At home patients have both technologies for autonomy (walkers, treadmill) and tailored physical activity program performed with the help of the home carer. Intervention takes 3 months. Assessment at hospital discharge et at 3 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2015-01-09
• Last updated: 2017-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France