Physical activity in hospitalised older adults after hip fracture

Not Applicable

• Conditions: hip fracture; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000083291
• Lead Sponsor: Melissa Raymond

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Admitted to Caulfield Hospital Aged Care Geriatric Evaluation and Management wards for rehabilitation for a primary diagnosis of an isolated subcapital or intertrochanteric hip fracture, which will have already undergone surgery for fixation including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), hemiarthroplasty and total hip replacement.

Exclusion Criteria

a subtrochanteric fracture,
those with pelvic or other fractures (e.g. upper limb, ankle, spinal),
those with weight bearing restrictions (i.e. other than full weight bearing or weight bearing as tolerated),
those with pathological fractures and
those with contraindications to exercise (ie medically unstable).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified