Increasing physical activity for older adults in hospitals

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The PIVOT study aims to assess the feasibility of training volunteers to deliver exercise support to hospitalized older adults to combat hospital-associated deconditioning. This multicenter feasibility study will involve three hospitals of varying sizes and will utilize both quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate the intervention's acceptance and its impact on patients' health and functional outcomes. A total of 180 patients will be recruited, with half receiving the volunteer-led intervention and half serving as a control group. The study seeks to determine if this approach can improve quality of life and muscle strength among older adults during their hospital stay.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients

* Adults aged 65 years and above
* Able to provide written informed consent

Volunteers

* Adults aged 18 years and above
* Completed the generic clearance and training with the hospital voluntary services
* Able to provide written informed consent
* Able to communicate fluently enough in English. Fluent English is required to ensure the intervention content can be delivered clearly and thus safely to participants.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients

* Anyone with a severe cognitive impairment (MoCA less than 10)
* Patients isolated for infection control reasons
* Patients receiving end of life care

Volunteers

* Volunteers that are unable to safely complete the exercises included in the intervention will be excluded from the study.

Where it's running

• Frimley Park Hospital
  Frimley, Surrey, United Kingdom Recruiting
• Salisbury District Hospital
  Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Stephen ER Lim, PhD
• Email: s.e.lim@soton.ac.uk
• Phone: +442381206131

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.