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Clinical Trials/NCT01537523
NCT01537523UnknownNot Applicable

To Investigate the Effect of Early Community-care Program on Physical and Depressive Aspects for Discharged Hospital Patient Suffered From Hip Fracture.

Hong Kong Healthcare Volunteer Organization0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
Enrollment
60
Primary Endpoint
Elderly Mobility Scale

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The early community-care program is well-known rehabiliation for the fracture hip patient. For the discharged fracture hip patient from hospital, it is worth to investigate the effect of early mobilization program to improve their physical and psychological aspects.

Detailed Description

60 fractured hip patient will randomized allocated into intervention group and control group.

The community-care include nursing care, physiotherapy and home modification according to the condition of the patient.

The intervention will received community-care program for 12 weeks. Two sessions per week and total 24 sessions.

The control group will receive the traditional medication. The outcome measure include elderly mobility scale and happiness scale. The measurement will take at initial and completion of the program.

SPSS will be used for data analysis.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
Single (Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • fracture hip patients discharged from queen mary hospital

Exclusion Criteria

  • cognitive impairment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Elderly Mobility Scale

Time Frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Hong Kong Healthcare Volunteer Organization
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

MR L

Chief Executive Officer

Hong Kong Healthcare Volunteer Organization

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