N/A
N=144
Prevention Focused Home-Based Physical Therapy Utilizing Community Partnership Referrals
Fall · Risk Reduction
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04814459 ↗Enrolled (actual)
144
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Reported Falls — 37; 34; 29; 24 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- HOP-UP-PT Program (Other)
- Age
- Older Adult · 65+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
- Primary completion
- May 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Reported Falls |
37; 34; 29; 24; 5; 3 | — |
| PRIMARY Modified Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) |
8.44; 7.34; 7.64; 6.18; 9.29; 8.04 | — |
| PRIMARY Timed Up and Go |
11.5; 13.3; 12.9; 15.7; 10.7; 13.0 | — |
| PRIMARY Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death & Injuries (STEADI) Fall Risk Categorization |
0.8; 0.7; 0.6; 0.7; 0.4; 0.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Stay Independent Questionnaire |
4.8; 4.7; 6.4; 6.2; 3.3; 4.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Modified Falls Efficacy Scale |
9.2; 9.0; 8.6; 8.4; 9.7; 9.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Health Behavior Questionnaire |
2.0; 1.9; 2.2; 2.4; 1.1; 1.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Functional Comorbidity Index |
4.0; 3.9; 4.7; 4.4; 4.1; 4.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (Home FAST) |
25.7; 25.9; 25.5; 24.9; 25.6; 26.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Body Mass Index |
29.9; 28.6; 30.2; 29.2; 29.5; 35.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Blood Pressure |
133; 131; 76; 78; 133; 132 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Orthostatic Hypotension |
13; 16; 10; 12; 13; 7 | — |
Summary
This novel study supports the positive benefits of Home Based Older Persons Upstreaming Physical Therapy (HOP-UP-PT) to older adults identified as "at-risk" by their local senior center after participating in a prevention-focused multimodal program provided by physical therapists in their home.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Greater than or equal to 65 years of age
- Senior Community Center staff identified them as 'at-risk' for decline in community dwelling status due to physical, social, economic, or community-related barriers
- Willingness to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- Received physical therapy services within the prior two months in any setting
- Had been hospitalized within the prior two months
- Were currently receiving palliative or hospice care
- Mini Cog score less than 4 and Trail Making Part B score greater than 273 seconds
- Outcomes American College of Sports Medicine exercise pre-participation health screening indicating physician clearance needed for participation and after evaluation the physician will not clear
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04814459). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.