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Prevention and Rehabilitation of Osteoporotic Fractures In Disadvantaged Populations 2 – Subproject 3: A multifactorial intervention for osteoporotic fracture patients with incipient to moderate cognitive impairment and their caregivers: A dual-center randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hip / pelvic fractureIncipient- to moderate-stage cognitive impairment (Score Mini Mental State Examination: 17-26)
S72.0
S72.1
S72.2
S32.1
S32.2
S32.3
S32.4
S32.5
S32.7
Registration Number
DRKS00008863
Lead Sponsor
Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria patients: (1) hip or pelvic fracture during the last 3 months, (2) community-dwelling, (3) 4 m independent walking with walking aid, (4) age: 65 years and older, (5) cognitive impairment defined by having a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 17-26, (6) visual acuity: Snellen fraction =20/400

Inclusion criteria caregivers: (1) supports patient = 10.5 hours per week (informal care in ADL, IADL, and supervision), (2) the support is not commercial, (3) = 18 years of age, (4) willing to attend a personal consultation at the patient's home

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria patients: (1) delirium, (2) severe somatic or mental disease, which doesn’t allow participation, (3) patient is not able to understand and speak German, (4) no telephone available, (5) place of domicile not reachable by public transport in the region of the study center Stuttgart or >50 km away from the study center Heidelberg, (6) assessment T1 cannot be conducted at the person´s home in week 1-6 after rehabilitation, (7) moderate to severe aphasia (amnestic aphasia is not an exclusion criteria) or severe apraxia of speech, (8) progressive, terminal status, (9) insufficient hearing ability to conduct phone calls

Exclusion criteria caregivers: (1) current mental illness or cognitive impairment that affects the ability to understand the requirements of the assessments, to participate in the intervention or to give informed consent, (2) no telephone available, (3) insufficient hearing ability to conduct phone calls, (4) not able to understand and speak German

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-related measures:<br>1. Physical activity <br>- Sensor based activity monitoring (activPAL™, 72 hours)<br><br>Measured at: T1b (at home, after rehabilitation), T2 (after the 4-month program), T3 (follow-u; three months after completion of the program)<br><br>2. Physical Performance<br>- Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB; DynaPort)<br><br>Measured at: T1a (at the end of the rehabilitation), T1b (at home, after rehabilitation), T2 (after the 4-month program), T3 (follow-u; three months after completion of the program) <br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
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