Investigation of Sensory Processing Patterns of Elderly Individuals Who Have Had Hip Fracture Surgery

Recruiting

• Conditions: Hip Fractures; Falling; Sensitivity; Sensory Processing Disorder; Elderly; Sensory Disorder; Fall Injury

• Registration Number: NCT05811559
• Lead Sponsor: Atlas University

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the sensory processing processes of elderly adults who have undergone fall-related hip fracture surgery in the last 6 months, according to different patterns, and to examine the relationship between physical performance, fall risk, fear of falling, and depression parameters that may be related to sensory processing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-27
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-13
• Study Completion: 2023-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 134

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 65 years or older
• Being able to stand independently for 30 seconds
• Being able to walk 3 m independently (with an assistive device if necessary)
• Getting a score of 24 or more on the Mini Mental Test

Exclusion Criteria

• Hip fracture patients receiving medical treatment for pathological hip fractures, polytrauma, traffic accidents, bone tumors
• Having a history of diseases that may directly affect the evaluation process (neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and cancer)
• Having vision and hearing loss
• Having a psychiatric illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short Physical Performance Battery	25 minutes	Short Physical Performance Battery, consists of 3 performance-based tests that evaluate standing balance, walking speed and sitting balance, and which are simple and faster to use clinically than other fall risk tools. The performance time of each performed task is recorded with a stopwatch. Each performance test is scored between 1-4. If the task given in the test cannot be completed, 0 points are recorded. A total score in the range of 0-12 is obtained by summing the scores of all performance areas. High scores mean good performance .
Geriatric Depression Scale	15 minutes	The scale was specifically designed by Yesavage et al. The easy-to-understand, self-reported 30-item scale includes questions about affective changes, negative attitudes about the past, present and future, and withdrawal from life. By summing all the items, a total score ranging from 0-30 is obtained. It is reported that the risk of depression is high for older adults who score 14 points or more.
Timed Up and Go Test	5 minutes	It is a practical and reliable measurement tool that evaluates fall risk and mobility in elderly individuals. During the test, the participant is sitting in a standard chair with a seat height of approximately 46 cm. With the therapist's start command, the participant is asked to get up from the chair, walk up to the marked distance of 3 meters, turn back and sit back in the chair. To measure performance, the elapsed time is recorded in seconds.
Adult Sensory Processing Scale	20 minutes	The Adult Sensory Processing Scale is a self-report tool developed to measure the response given to stimuli from different sensory systems in adults, sensitive to individual differences. Scale; evaluates different behavioral responses (overreaction, underreaction and sensory seeking) in five different sensory systems, namely tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular, visual and auditory, which are indicators of sensory processing difficulties. The scale consists of 11 factors and 48 items in total. All items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale as never = 1, rarely = 2, sometimes = 3, often = 4, and always = 5. While calculating the scale, the scores obtained from each factor are graded in 3 different categories: "typical range", "possible difficulty" and "exact difficulty".
Falls Efficacy Scale	10 minutes	Scale; It aims to evaluate the self-confidence of the individual in the realization of 10 activities that are relatively safe from daily life activities without falling. The individual is asked to give a score between 1 and 10 on a numerical scale for each activity. 1 point means I don't trust at all, 10 points means I trust very much and all points are added to get the total score of the test. The total score that can be obtained from the scale is in the range of 10-100. An increase in the score indicates the presence of less safe behaviors related to falling.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Atlas University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Kagıthane, Turkey