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Enhanced Home Rehabilitation Therapy for Elderly Care

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Led By Chiung-ju Liu, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Florida
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patients are Medicare beneficiaries
Patients are 65 years of age or older
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up two months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trialtests if adding daily living activities to usual care can improve patient outcomes in home health.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for individuals aged 65 or older who are Medicare beneficiaries and referred for skilled rehabilitation services. They must have at least three comorbidities but cannot join if they have acute fractures, terminal heart failure, ongoing dialysis, recent stroke or major neurological issues, joint replacement surgery, limb amputation, active cancer treatment, hospice care referral or severe cognitive deficits.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing an ADL-enhanced program alongside usual home health rehabilitation to see if it improves outcomes in elderly patients. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the enhanced program plus usual care or just the usual care alone.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves physical therapy and daily living activities enhancement rather than medication, side effects may include muscle soreness or fatigue due to increased activity levels.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am covered by Medicare.
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I am 65 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~three months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and three months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Activity Measure Post Acute Care: Home Care Short Form
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills Assessment of Motor and Process Skills
Secondary outcome measures
Box and Block Test
Jebsen Hand Function Test
Short Physical Performance Battery
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Other outcome measures
Self-care items from the Outcome and Assessment Information Set

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Experimental armExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Research participants in this arm will receive the ADL-enhanced program and usual home health care rehabilitation. The ADL-enhanced program consists of six home visits delivered by a study occupational therapist.
Group II: Control armExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Research participants in this arm will receive usual home health care rehabilitation.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor
1,340 Previous Clinical Trials
715,648 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,668 Previous Clinical Trials
28,005,016 Total Patients Enrolled
Chiung-ju Liu, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Florida
1 Previous Clinical Trials
10 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Usual home health rehabilitation therapy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05411393 — N/A
Functional Capacity Research Study Groups: Experimental arm, Control arm
Functional Capacity Clinical Trial 2023: Usual home health rehabilitation therapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05411393 — N/A
Usual home health rehabilitation therapy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05411393 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is my eligibility sufficient to participate in this medical trial?

"The clinical trial is aiming to recruit 48 aged people with frailty between the ages of 65 and 100. The core requirements for eligibility are Medicare membership, referral from a partnered home health agency, 3 or more comorbidities and being free of acute fractures (with surgical/weight-bearing restrictions), elective joint replacement surgery & lower limb amputation that require active treatment for cancer diagnosis."

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Are healthcare providers still accepting participants for this clinical experiment?

"As reported on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study is actively seeking participants and has been updated recently as of October 13th 2022 since its original posting on the 6th of October."

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What are the major goals of this clinical trial?

"This forthcoming clinical trial, estimated to last six months, will assess motor and process skills. Secondary performance metrics include the Jebsen Hand Function Test (which evaluates upper limb dexterity), Timed-Up-and-Go Test (a measure of functional mobility) and Box and Block Test (an assessment of motor coordination)."

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To what extent is the participant pool growing for this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov displays that this research trial, which was made public on October 6th 2022, is still recruiting participants. It requires 48 volunteers from 1 medical centre to proceed with the experiment."

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Are those beyond fifty years of age eligible to participate in this experiment?

"As indicated in the eligibility criteria, only those aged 65 to 100 are qualified for this clinical trial. Moreover, there are 16 trials available for patients below 18 and 222 studies open to senior citizens."

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