CompletedNot Applicable

Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities

United States4,383 participantsStarted 2022-07-24

Plain-language summary

This cluster randomized clinical trial seeks to provide large-scale, foundational evidence that high-intensity rehabilitation is effective and can be systematically implemented to improve functional outcomes for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities following hospitalization. Additionally, this study will generate a descriptive overview of factors that predict implementation success while informing effective implementation strategies for future skilled nursing facilities innovation.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 120 Years

SexALL

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Rehabilitation staff at enrolled sites will participate in research activities, as indicated by group assignment. Site Inclusion Criteria: * Aegis Therapies-contracted skilled nursing facility (SNF) * Admits approximately 15 patients per month for short term rehabilitation Patient Inclusion Criteria: * At least 50 years of age * Admitted to a SNF from the hospital * Ambulatory upon SNF admission Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to high-intensity resistance training, per American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Testing and Prescription * Lower extremity weight-bearing precautions * Neurological diagnosis (e.g., Cerebral vascular accident, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease) * Subsequent SNF admission

What they're measuring

Change in Gait Speed

Timeframe: From date of admission into the SNF to date of discharge from the SNF, which would be an approximate average of 21 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05492240

SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-16

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