Post-discharge nutrition care post hip fracture: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Malnourished; Frail; Hip fracture; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000205538
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

(a) =/>65 years; (b) able to provide informed consent (cognitively intact, able to communicate in English); (c) admitted to study site Hip Fracture Unit with hip fracture, proximal femur fracture or peri-prosthetic fracture undergoing surgical intervention and discharged directly home or transferred internally to study site Rehabilitation or GEM Units with aim for home discharge; (d) being discharged to their own home and identified as having to contribute to their own meal preparation following hospital discharge; and (e) remain diagnosed as frail or pre-frail, and malnourished or at risk of malnutrition as assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form within 5 days of discharge

Exclusion Criteria

(a) critical or terminal illness; (b) metastatic bone disease or pathological fracture; (c) food allergies, no microwave, inadequate freezer space, not consenting to weekly delivery, or not consenting to phone contact provision to vendor to coordinate supply of meals (intervention group only); (d) ASA score 5; (e) living >50km travel distance from study site; or (f) primary treating geriatrician recommended patient not for inclusion

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified