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Effect of Using a Reminder to Encourage Patients to be Active During Their Hospital Stay.

Sponsor: Groupe Hospitalier du Havre • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07492745

Registry updated: 2026-10-07

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Description

Around 30% of patients aged 65 and over experience functional decline due to hospitalization. Physical inactivity, often without medical justification, is common during hospital stays.This immobility leads to loss of autonomy, muscle strength, and increases post-discharge risks. Slow walking for 25-40 minutes daily significantly improves functional capacity. However, it could be difficult to reach this time of walking due to a lack of physiotherapist in hospital. A vibrating watch may encourage patients to walk or perform strengthening exercises. This simple intervention aims to improve function without requiring additional staff or resources

Interventions

Vibrating reminder (Device)
The exercises will be prescribed according to the patient's physical abilities and environmental constraints. A vibrating reminder will be given to the patient, set to go off six times a day.
Control group (Device)
The exercises will be prescribed according to the patient's physical abilities and environmental constraints. A vibrating reminder will be given to the patient, set to go off once time a day.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 50 or over with a score of 4 or above on the Clinical Frailty Scale (vulnerable but not dependent patients, symptoms limiting activities, patients who are slower/more fatigued). * Must be able to get up from a chair without assistance. * Patients must be able to communicate with staff, understand instructions, give consent, and cooperate with staff. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an estimated hospital stay of less than 5 days. * Contraindications to physical activity determined by the medical team (e.g., cardiovascular instability, orthopedic contraindications, etc.). * Terminal illness. * Patients scheduled for surgery. * Pregnant women. * People who do not understand French. * People protected under the law.

Conditions

Inpatients Frail

Locations

Hôpital Erasme Route de Lennick 808 — Brussels, Belgium
Groupe Hospitalier du Havre — Le Havre, Normandy, France
Centre hospitalier de Chartres — Le Coudray, France
centre hospitalier de Valence — Valence, France

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