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| Ministry of Health, Italy | OTHER_GOV |
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The DHEAL-COM-OP study is characterized as a feasibility study. The general objective is to evaluate the improvement in the physical performance of patients with osteoporosis detected through the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) scale, following a rehabilitation intervention integrated with the BTS TELEREHAB technology.
The DHEAL COM project aims to evaluate the improvement in physical performance of patients with osteoporosis following a rehabilitation intervention integrated with technology in telerehabilitation. Specifically, the project aims to develop a telerehabilitation platform that enables people to perform physical activity at home.
The first objective of the project is to evaluate the improvement of physical performance, in terms of gait and balance capability, of patients with osteoporosis detected through the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) scale following an integrated rehabilitation intervention with BTS TELEREHAB technology.
Forty elderly people with osteoporosis aged at least 65 years who wish to participate in the study and who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be randomized into experimental group (GS) and control group (GC). Patients in the experimental group will receive a personalized program of home tele-rehabilitation exercises divided into 3 workouts per week, for a duration of 12 weeks. The training sessions will be organized as follows: one session will be carried out in telerehabilitation with the support of the physiotherapist in small groups of maximum 5 patients; in the remaining two the patient will perform the exercises independently at home. Before starting the rehabilitation program, the patient will receive training with the technology in the hospital, in the presence of the physiotherapist.
Patients in the control group will be offered activities to perform at home, with the same frequency, in line with the usual care activities already proposed by the Rehabilitation Unit.
Patients will be contacted periodically by the physiotherapist to evaluate the improvement of the main and secondary outcomes detailed in the following protocol.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention arm | Experimental | Older patients with osteoporosis |
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| Usual care | Sham Comparator | Older patients with osteoporosis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Telerehabilitation | Other | Patients will receive a personalised home tele-rehabilitation exercise program consisting of 3 sessions per week for a duration of 12 weeks. BTS TELEREHAB is a platform that allows the delivery of remote rehabilitation services. The patient is given the system to take home, where they will connect the small Brain PC, that is the computer unit of the BTS TELEREHAB solution, to their television. During motor rehabilitation sessions, the patient wears a special inertial sensor, the G-Sensor device, that measures movements in real-time, allowing the clinician to remotely monitor the correct execution of the exercises. In addition to the proposed therapeutic exercises, functional assessment tests are also included for patient follow-up. The presence of the inertial sensor supports the clinician in verifying the correct execution of the motor task and in the precise quantification of joint mobility. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in physical performance | The physical performance, in terms of balance and gait ability, will be detected through the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) scale. The maximum possible score is 28 points. The total POMA score provides an indication of an individual's fall risk:
The improvement is assessed in an increase in the POMA score of at least 3 points. | At baseline and 12 weeks later |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in physical function | Physical performance will be assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). The total SPPB score ranges from 0 to 12, with 12 indicating the best performance. | At baseline and 12 weeks later |
| Improvement in quality of life |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Anna Rita Bonfigli | Contact | 0718003719 | a.bonfigli@inrca.it |
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| Giovanni Renato Riccardi, MD | IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| IRCCS INRCA Hospital | Ancona | 60127 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010024 | Osteoporosis |
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| D001851 | Bone Diseases, Metabolic |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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| D000069350 | Telerehabilitation |
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| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
| D005791 | Patient Care |
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| Usual care | Other | Participants will receive a booklet containing information and activities on well- being. They will be invited to do whatever they wish with the information booklet and the proposed exercises. |
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The quality of life will be evaluated by the SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12). It consists of 12 items that produce two measures related to two different aspects of health: physical health (PCS) and mental health (MCS). Both typically ranging from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst health status and 100 represents the best health status. |
| At baseline and 12 weeks later |
| Improvement in mobility | The mobility will be measured by the Time Up and Go (TUG) test. It measures the time it takes a person to get up from a chair, walk three meters, turn around, return to the chair, and sit down again. During the test, the person should wear regularly used shoes and use any normally used Mobility Aids. A score of ten seconds or less indicates normal mobility; times between 11 and 20 seconds are within normal limits for frail elderly and disabled patients; times greater than 20 seconds indicate that the person needs outside assistance and the need for further examination and intervention. A score above 30 seconds suggests that the person may be prone to falls | At baseline and 12 weeks later |
| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D013812 |
| Therapeutics |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D017216 | Telemedicine |
| D003695 | Delivery of Health Care |
| D010346 | Patient Care Management |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |