Integrated Rehabilitation Program for Fractures

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Humeral Neck Fracture; Vertebral Fracture; Distal Radial Fracture; Hip Fractures
• Interventions: Behavioral: physical therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01817933
• Lead Sponsor: Changhua Christian Hospital

Brief Summary

The recovery of range of motion and muscle power after surgical intervention of the fracture will mostly affect patient's daily activities. So postoperative rehabilitation program will play the important role. Correct and effective physical therapy will reduce the functional impairment of limbs after long term casting or surgical fixation, and accelerate to recover the independent daily activities. There is no consensus between immediate or delay and the duration of continue physical therapy will improve the shoulder function、muscle power and degree of satisfaction( physiological function、social function、mental health、 pain、 general health status ) after surgical fixation of fractures. This study will evaluate the patients of the fracture that including of the humeral neck fracture, vertebral fracture, distal radial fracture and hip fractures after surgical fixation, to see the difference of fracture healing time, function recovery and pain sensation after intervention of physical therapy at different time point.

From this study, we hope to discriminate the timing of intervention and duration of physical therapy which is the key factors for postoperative prognosis of fractures fixation, and to set up the perfect rehabilitation program in ChangHua Christian Hospital. The results of this study will improve the discomfort of fracture patient's recovery or reduce the complications rate, and set up the standard treatment policy of our hospital , also was the model of other hospitals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with humeral neck fracture, vertebral fracture, distal radial fracture or hip fractures after surgical fixation

Exclusion Criteria

• no

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physical therapy	physical therapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain degree	1 month after surgical fixation	use Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to measure the pain condition after surgical fixation and 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in range of motion at the fracture area	1 month after surgical fixation	to access the range of motion in the elbow, wrist, hip, and knee joint, and the muscle power of upper limb and lower limb