Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:29 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:29 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02421692
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adults older ≥55 years of age who are admitted to a skilled nursing facility following hospitalization
2. Qualify to receive at least physical therapy services.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with primary diagnoses related to neurological disorders will be excluded as patient needs require more of a motor-control approach versus the proposed high-intensity approach. Such patient populations include:
1. Parkinson's Disease
2. Traumatic Brain Injury
3. Recent Cerebral Vascular Accident
4. Alzheimer's
2. Patients on hospice care will be excluded as the approach is based on palliative principles. Other patients to be excluded will include those with conditions where strength training is contraindicated (as indicated by the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription):
1. Recent unstable fractures
2. Advanced congestive heart failure (ejection fracture \<30%)
3. Bone metastasis sites
4. Tumors in strengthening target areas
5. Acute illness
6. Recent myocardial infarction (within 3-6 weeks)
7. Weight bearing restrictions on graft or fracture sites
8. Exposed tendon or muscle
9. Absence of pedal pulses
10. Presence of a fistula
11. Platelet levels \<50,000/µL.
3. Additional exclusions assessed prior to randomization include a score of less than 21 on the Mini-Mental Status Exam.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT02421692
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02421692