Geriatric- and physiatric-oriented rehabilitation after hip fracture to improve the ability to live independently
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Hip fractureInjury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningCrushing injury of hip and thigh
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN94467061
- Lead Sponsor
- Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finland)
- Brief Summary
2015 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25452632 (added 10/07/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 538
Inclusion Criteria
1. Both males and females, aged 50 years or over
2. Patients who were living in their own home or in sheltered housing (comparable to a home of their own but controlled by a warden and with some assistance available) at the time of sustaining the fracture
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who were institutionalised
2. Patients who had pathological fracture
3. Patients who were aged under 49 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> The following were assessed at 4 and 12 months:<br> 1. Residental status<br> 2. Walking ability<br> 3. Use of walking aids<br> 4. Activities of daily living (ADL) functions<br> 5. Mortality<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcome measures