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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Volunteer-driven Walking Intervention to Improve Hospital-associated Deconditioning and Frailty
Trial registry update: SUSPENDED. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTNotable significance
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Sep 17, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 19, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- The abstract contains only hypotheses and study rationale, not actual trial results, so effectiveness of the intervention cannot be determined from this document
- No sample size, effect sizes, or outcome data are reported, preventing assessment of whether the intervention achieved statistical or clinical significance
- The study design and results are not described, so causality, generalizability to other populations, or sustainability of any effects remain unknown
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- —
- Duration
- —
- Population
- Ambulatory patients admitted to hospital; patients vulnerable to post-hospital syndrome, deconditioning, functional decline, and falls
- Primary outcome
- The abstract presents multiple anticipated primary outcomes: increased walking amount, reduced deconditioning and functional decline, and fewer falls
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
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Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 1. This is not a claim of full-text review.
Patients admitted to hospital typically experience periods of decreased activity or bed-rest. This reduced activity level leads to deconditioning - a loss of muscle mass, muscle strength (by 2-5% per day), and muscle shortening.
The investigators hypothesize that by engaging ambulatory patients to walk with trained volunteers, patients will increase their amount of walking, have less deconditioning and functional decline, and consequently, fewer falls.
Furthermore, the investigators anticipate that patients who walk with a trained volunteer will have reduced length-of-stay in hospital and decreased likelihood of readmission.
The investigator's novel initiative focuses on a single, volunteer-based intentional ambulation program that can deliver the benefits of early mobility in a cost-effective way.
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