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Assessing a New Tool to Assess Frailty in Frail Hospitalized Elderly
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
Summary
The major purpose of this study is to establish the use of daily step counts as inexpensive, easy to measure marker for frailty and sarcopenia in an inpatient population of older adults.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2022-06-01
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2024-05-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
ActivPAL3 VT (PAL Technologies Ltd).
. The ActivPAL will be fitted by a trained research assistant on the mid-thigh of the participants' dominant leg. ActivPALs have an inclinometer that detects the joint angle of the thigh to capture lying, sitting, standing, and stepping activities.
Locations (1)
Gerontology Research Lab, Dept. of Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, VGH Research Pavilion, Room 186-828 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada