Evaluation of the Concordance of Five Times Sit To Stand Results Between a Physical Consultation and a Teleconsultation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-110
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Brest

About this trial

This study concerns elderly person aged more than 65 years with autonomous mobility.

It is a multicentric randomized trial in two arms :

Arm one : remote consultation then physical consultation Arm two : physical consultation then remote consultation

Consultations consist to take a Five Times Sit To Stand test, in physical consultation with physiotherapist in the same room and in remote consultation with a physiotherapist in the next room to the patient.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Volunteers over the age of 65.

Elderly people who can walk and move around independently.

Subjects capable of giving informed consent.

GIR 3,4,5,6.

Disqualifiers

GIR < 3

Major visual and/or hearing impairment (known pathology and not fitted with hearing aids)

Patient deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, under guardianship or curatorship

Subject having refused to participate.

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Physical consultation

    Other intervention

    The subject enters a room where the therapist is present. A chair is placed against a wall in the same room. Once again, the therapist suggests repeating the test. During the test, the therapist sits opposite the patient, at the same distance as the computer used during the teleconsultation.

  • Teleconsultation

    Other intervention

    Prior to the test, the investigator should carry out a "mock" test with a volunteer from the facility, for example, to ensure wifi, sound and image functionality. The patient enters a room where a computer equipped with a webcam is set up on a desk. The teleconsultation has already started when the patient enters the room. No recordings are made. A chair is placed at a distance from the desk, with the backrest against a wall. The chair faces the computer. The desk or table where the computer is located is about 3 meters from the participant, ensuring that the webcam can frame the patient's entire body during the test. With the consultation already underway, the investigator can direct the patient to sit in the chair against the wall. The investigator will make sure that the patient hears the instructions given. Once the patient is seated on the chair, the therapist explains the test procedure and shows it once to make sure the subject understands it.

Treatment groups

108 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Physical consultation followed by TeleconsultationOther 2 interventions
Group B: Teleconsultation followed by physical consultationOther 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Five Time Sit To Stand test completion time in teleconsultation

The physiotherapist is present in a room at a distance from the patient's consultation room. The Five Time Sit to Stand (FTSS) is a functional assessment that requires a chair and a stopwatch. The patient is timed from start to finish. The time taken to complete the test is expressed in minutes. The patient performs two trials. The best result is retained for analysis.

Time frame
At inclusion
2

Five Time Sit To Stand test completion time in face-to-face consultation

The physiotherapist is present in the same consulting room as the patient. The Five Time Sit to Stand (FTSS) is a functional assessment that requires a chair and a stopwatch. The patient is timed from start to finish. The time taken to complete the test is expressed in minutes. The patient performs two trials. The best result is retained for analysis.

Time frame
At inclusion

Secondary outcomes

1

Satisfaction questionnaire

It is a questionnaire with 4 questions: Question n°1 : 3 answers Question n°2 : bimodal response (Yes /No) Question n°3 : 5 answers Question n°4 : 4 answers Moreover, the therapist completes the following question for each patient: \- Do you think this patient could benefit from a follow-up by performing the same test in teleconsultation at home? Yes/No

Time frame
At inclusion
2

Five Time Sit To Stand test completion time in teleconsultation

The physiotherapist is present in a room at a distance from the patient's consultation room. The Five Time Sit to Stand (FTSS) is a functional assessment that requires a chair and a stopwatch. The patient is timed from start to finish. The time taken to complete the test is expressed in minutes. The patient performs two trials. The best result is retained for analysis.

Time frame
At inclusion
3

Five Time Sit To Stand test completion time in face-to-face consultation

The physiotherapist is present in the same consulting room as the patient. The Five Time Sit to Stand (FTSS) is a functional assessment that requires a chair and a stopwatch. The patient is timed from start to finish. The time taken to complete the test is expressed in minutes. The patient performs two trials. The best result is retained for analysis.

Time frame
At inclusion
4

Presence or absence of falls

Phone call to ask if patient has fallen (Yes/No)

Time frame
At Month 3, Month 6 and Month 12

Other outcomes

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