Impact of a Postoperative Intervention Educational Program on the Quality of Life of Patients With Hip Fracture

University of Extremadura1 site in 1 country224 target enrollmentJune 1, 2015

ConditionsHip Fractures Quality of Life

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Hip Fractures
Sponsor: University of Extremadura
Enrollment: 224
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Quality of life assesment by
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of a postoperative educational intervention program on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with hip fracture using a controlled clinical trial in a randomized, multicenter study. A total of 224 patients will be recruited, 102 patients from trauma units at the two University Hospitals of the province of Cáceres will receive the educational program, whereas 122 will not. Patients will consecutively included in either an intervention or a control group. Patients from the intervention group reill eceive an educational program during admission and the postoperative period. Patients from the control group will not receive any educational program. These patients will manage according to routine protocols.

Detailed Description

This study will be perform by Spanish nurses.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 1, 2015

End Date

August 15, 2018

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Extremadura

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Dr. Fidel Lopez Espuela

PhD. RN. Associate Professor

University of Extremadura

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of life assesment by

Time Frame: 12 months

SF-12 Health Survey questionnaire which consists of two dimensions (Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and Mental Component Summary (MCS-12)) that measure eight health domains (PCS: general health, physical function, physical role, and body pain; MCS: social function emotional role, mental health, and vitality) divided into a summary score of the physical component. Each component can be scored from 0 (lowest health) to 100 (highest health).