SHIFT Hospital in Motion (Pilot Study)

NCT06403826 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022-02035; am22Eckstein4
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this monocentric observational study involving acute hospitalised patients is to develop a classification algorithm for the detection of various movements parameters.

Conditions

Hospitalized Patients; Physical Inactivity

Keywords

Movement detection; Activity sensors; Sensor positioning; Algorithm development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters

  Patients undergo a test battery that contains a fixed sequence of movements. A sensor on either the ankle, wrist or outer thigh is used to measure patient movement accurately and continuously and to generate acceleration and gryoscope data. These data, including duration of lying, sitting and standing, number of sit-to-stand repetitions, steps taken when walking and climbing stairs (up/down), and distance covered while walking, are used for the development of a classification algorithm for the detection of movements parameters.

  5 days during hospitalization (up to 1 hour per day)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of best sensor positioning

  5 days during hospitalization (up to 6 hours per day)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Acute hospitalized patients are continuously recruited by the project management team within the context of daily clinical practice from a surgical ward at the University Hospital Basel. Recruitment takes place as soon as possible after admission to the hospital.

You may qualify if:

• patient must have been able to walk before hospitalisation (with or without aids)
• patient must be cognitively able to follow instructions (if a cognitive assessment has been carried out, this cut-off value counts, if no assessment is available, no cognitive impairment is assumed)
• ≥ 18 years
• signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• patient unable to move prior to hospital admission
• discharge on the same day
• inability or contraindications to participate in the study or to follow the study procedures, e.g. due to certain neurological disorders (such as Parkinsonism, hemiplegia, severe Multiple Sclerosis), speech problems, mental disorders, or cognitive impairments isolated patient (unable to complete the test battery completely)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universitiy Hospital Basel, Division of Internal Medicine

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kirchberger J, Kunz D, Perrot G, Hirsch S, Leifke M, Holz B, Geissmann L, Kach M, Wehrli S, Eckstein J. An explorative study on movement detection using wearable sensors in acute care hospital patients. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 6;15(1):19941. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04340-6.

  PMID: 40481125 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Joris Kirchberger

  University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jens Eckstein, Prof. Dr. med.

  University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: May 8, 2024
• Study Start: January 10, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2023
• Study Completion: May 25, 2023
• Last Updated: May 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

CH (1)