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Are three shorter sessions of physiotherapy each therapy day more effective than one longer session in improving the mobility of patients admitted to a rehabilitation ward after hip fracture?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
fractured hip
Injuries and Accidents - Fractures
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
Registration Number
ACTRN12617000863336
Lead Sponsor
Ms Catherine Senserrick
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
76
Inclusion Criteria

Admitted to the rehabilitation unit at Peter James Centre
Primary diagnosis of fractured hip
No co-current injuries
Over 50 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

Not allowed to weight bear after surgery for the fractured hip
co-current injuries eg other fractures, brain injury, cardiac event sustained at the same time as the fractured hip

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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