"The Breaking Bad Rest Study: Interrupting Sedentary Time to Reverse Frailty Levels in Acute Care"

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 7, 2022

Primary Completion Date

July 20, 2023

Study Completion Date

July 20, 2023

Conditions
Sedentary Lifestyle
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Sedentary behavior reduction intervention

Participants will be provided with a device to measure physical activity and sedentary behaviours. A tablet will be in the research office and each afternoon, it will be synced to the device to assess the activity progress of the patient. The research team will deliver an upright time goal and will target a 20% increase in upright time from the previous hospital day. Physiotherapist research assistants will visit the participants every afternoon to monitor progress and safely mobilize participants to their maximum ability if they have not met their daily goal (including weekend). The maximum level of ability will be determined in consultation with the healthcare team. Participants who do not meet their goal will be mobilized in the late afternoon/ early evening.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Olga Theou

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