A feasibility study to assess the design of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a caregiving intervention for people following hip fracture surgery

niversity of East Anglia0 sites114 target enrollmentOctober 29, 2020

Overview

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34753296/ (added 04/08/2022) 2023 Interim results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37977867/ Qualitative results from dyad interviews (added 20/11/2023) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38070926/ (added 11/12/2023)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 29, 2020

End Date

September 30, 2022

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of East Anglia

•1\. Community\-dwelling
•2\. With or without cognitive impairment
•3\. Hip fracture which is operatively treated
•4\. Have an informal caregiver who is willing to provide support at home during recovery from surgery
•5\. A minimum of 10 patients with cognitive impairment, defined as Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) \=8 points, will be recruited per group
•Patients' caregivers:
•1\. In the case of a patient with multiple caregivers, a single caregiver, nominated by the patient or consultee, ‘principal’ caregiver will be selected
•Embedded qualitative study:
•1\. Patient\-caregiver dyads and physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nursing staff who deliver the HIP HELPER intervention who consent to participate in the qualitative study
•2\. Patient cognitive impairment in 30% of dyads includedin the qualitative study

•1\. Acute, unstable, or terminal illness which would make participation in the rehabilitation strategies contraindicated and/or impractical
•2\. Expected by the clinical team to be discharged to a care home (residential or nursing) after their hospital admission
•3\. Principal (main) caregivers who have cognitive impairment (AMTS \<8 points)