Dedicated Ambulator-assisted Physical Activity to Improve Hospital Outcome Measures in Elderly Patients
Weakness, Hospital Acquired Condition
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Weakness focused on measuring Mobility, Elderly, Hospitalized patient
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men or women 60 years of age or older admitted as inpatients to floors G80, H80, H81 and G81 in the Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus during the study time period
- Hospitalized for a medical illness
- Complete history and physical examination on file
- Physical therapy consult and 6-Clicks score between 16-20 a. This is based on a usual care assessment ordered by a physician that will happen prior to any study recruitment - it is entirely independent of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Observational status
- Admission to ICU
- Surgical patients
- Patients diagnosed with: decompensated heart failure, unstable angina, other medical conditions precluding participation in exercise/ambulation
- Comfort care measures only
Sites / Locations
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention
Control
Patients randomized to the intervention group will be asked to participate in the ambulation protocol outlined by the Physical Therapy (PT) staff 3 times daily under the supervision of the dedicated ambulator PCNA. The ambulator will be trained by the physical therapy team on how to implement the protocol prior to initiation of the study.
The cohort of patients randomized to "usual care" will not be seen by the dedicated ambulator, but will not otherwise be restricted in nursing's baseline ability to execute nursing specific recommendations placed by the PT team.