Effect of non-weight bearing following surgical intervention for lower limb fracture on frailty.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- FrailtyLower Limb FracturePublic Health - Health service researchInjuries and Accidents - FracturesMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620000549921
- Lead Sponsor
- Western Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
•Community dwelling
•Age equal or greater than 65
•Admitted with fractures of lower extremities (hip, femur, tibia and fibula)
•Surgical intervention for lower extremity fracture.
Exclusion Criteria
•Patients with lower extremities fractures who are not considered for surgical management
•Nursing home residents
•Terminal illness
•Presence of known active malignancy
•Severe dementia, requiring full nursing care at home.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method