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| Name | Class |
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| Aalborg University | OTHER |
| Amager Hospital | OTHER |
| Hvidovre University Hospital | OTHER |
| University of Copenhagen |
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This feasibility study investigates if frail elderly and hospitalized patients are able to perform unsupervised elastic band exercises as a supplement to their usual supervised physiotherapy sessions and how much training they perform during their hospitalization. It is also investigated how the frail elderly and the health personnel experiences the unsupervised elastic band exercises.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Elastic Band Exercises | Other | Unsupervised Elastic band exercises performed once a day until the patient is discharged from the hospital. One exercise for the upper extremity (row exercise level 1-3) and one exercise for the lower extremity (knee extension level 1-3). The two exercises are both performed as 3 sets of 10 repetitions. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Elastic Band Exercises | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total number of sets performed | From inclusion-discharge from hospital - up to 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The total number of repetitions performed | From inclusion-discharge from hospital - up to 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mean deviation from the prescribed TUT per repetition in seconds during the course of the intervention | The mean deviation is calculated as the difference between actual TUT and prescribed TUT (8 seconds). | From inclusion-discharge from hospital - up to 6 weeks |
| Difference in score of two tests: The 30-s chair stand and the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jane Andreasen, ph.d. stud. | Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Aalborg University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Aalborg University Hospital | Aalborg | North Region Denmark | 9000 | Denmark |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29158914 | Derived | Rathleff CR, Bandholm T, Spaich EG, Jorgensen M, Andreasen J. Unsupervised progressive elastic band exercises for frail geriatric inpatients objectively monitored by new exercise-integrated technology-a feasibility trial with an embedded qualitative study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2017 Nov 13;3:56. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0202-3. eCollection 2017. |
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| OTHER |
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| From beginning of hospitalization to discharge from hospital - up to 6 weeks |