Abstract
Background Frailty is a common and clinically significant condition in older adults, predominantly due to its association with adverse health outcomes such as hospitalisation, disability and mortality. Exercise interventions have been shown to be a beneficial treatment for frailty. However, more high-quality studies are needed to assess the feasibility and impact of these interventions in frail geriatric populations within different settings, and their impact on broader aspects of health and well-being. Methods and analysis This study will use a 2-week, interventional, independent measures research design in order to assess the feasibility and impact of two specially adapted exercise training interventions (a specially adapted resistance training intervention, and Move It Or Lose It: an established community-based exercise intervention for older adults) aimed at improving the multidimensional health and functional capacity of frail geriatric hospital inpatients. Ethics and dissemination This study has received a favourable ethical opinion by the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Research Ethics Committee and sponsorship by the University of Birmingham after review by the sponsors research governance office. The findings will be disseminated through publication in open access scientific journals, public engagement events, online via social media, conference presentations and directly to study participants on request.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e031159 |
| Journal | BMJ open |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This trial commenced on the 3 September 2018, on the Harborne ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, with anticipated completion of data collection scheduled for 9 August 2019. This present study is a sister trail of another feasibility study; comprising of a specially adapted resistance training intervention for frail geriatric care home residents. 56 Contributors PD designed the study protocol, and associated manuscript for publication, with supervision, input and feedback from ACW at all stage of the design and writing process. JML and CAG reviewed and revised the manuscript prior to publication. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Funding This review has been funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement (675003); of which PD is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Research Fellow, ACW, JML and CAG doctoral supervisors, and ACW the grants Principal Investigator. Competing interests None declared. Patient consent for publication Not required. Ethics approval This study has been granted a favourable ethical opinion by the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC) (17/WM/0390) on the 12/03/2018. This study has also been sponsored by the University of Birmingham, after review by the sponsor’s research governance office (sponsor registration number: RG_17–108). Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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Keywords
- elderly
- exercise
- frail
- geriatric
- inpatient
- older adults
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine