Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (phase 2)
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation for people aged 65 and over following surgery for fractured neck of femurMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN22464643
- Lead Sponsor
- Bangor University (UK)
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: https://www.pilotfeasibilitystudies.com/content/1/1/13/abstract 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27707828 2019 process evaluation in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30093516 (added 23/10/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
1. Age 65 years or older
2. Recent proximal hip fracture including the following types of fracture: intracapsular, extracapsular (pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric, reverseoblique or subtrochanteric)
3. Surgical repair by replacement arthroplasty or internal fixation within the previous week; recovering as an in-patient on an orthopaedic ward and not yet discharged home or transferred to an in-patient unit
4. Living independently prior to hip fracture, defined as living in their own home
5. Capacity to give informed consent
6. Living and receiving rehabilitation in the participating NHS site area
7. Carers of patient participants will also be recruited where they provide them with face to face support most days in a week including help with activities of daily living and or physical care
1. Younger adults with hip fracture
2. Non-surgical treatment following hip fracture
3. Living in residential or nursing homes prior to hip fracture
4. Lack of capacity to give informed consent
5. Participants who are not able to understand Welsh or English
6. Participants who do not live and will not receive community rehabilitation in the participating NHS site area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Barthel Index measured at baseline and at 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method