The contribution of a modified physiotherapy exercise program in the overall functional ability of patients with femoral neck fracture after hemiarthroplasty

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Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rehabilitation protocols in hip-fracture patients.

• Registration Number: ISRCTN30713542
• Lead Sponsor: aboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System (LRMS) ,?KAT General Hospital of Athens (Greece)

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31080280/ (added 17/12/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-11-06
• Study Completion: 2015-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 70?85 years
2.All participants must be ambulatory and must not have undergone any prior orthopaedic surgery in the fractured or contralateral hip
3. Willing to be assigned to either of the two study groups

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have Body Mass Index (BMI) = 40 or suffering from dementia, chronic respiratory disease, chronic renal failure, heart failure, neurological disorder, undergoing chemotherapy
2. Postoperative will be measuring the length of the lower limbs and excluded patients presenting leg length discrepancies more than 20mm
3. Patients will also be excluded if they present postoperative complications, such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia or delirium

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in postoperative functional status according to strengthening of hip abductor muscles. This is measured 60 days (3 months) after surgery in Newton (N) with a reliable electronic dynamometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. At the day of hospital admission evaluation of the prefracture functional status using self-reported measure.<br> 2. Evaluation of postoperative hip abductor muscles strength and functional status using both self-reported (using a questionnaire) and physical performance (Timed Up & Go Test) measures and an objective measure of abductors muscles strength using an electronic dynamometer(3rd and 6th month after surgery)<br>