Activity tracking in elderly patients after operative treatment of proximal femur fractures
Recruiting
- Conditions
- S72.0S72.1S72.2Fracture of neck of femurPertrochanteric fractureSubtrochanteric fracture
- Registration Number
- DRKS00011934
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital Odense, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
•Existence of a proximal femoral fracture including the locations AO 31 and 32 (intervention group, n=48 per center)
•Or existence of a fracture of the upper extremity including the locations AO 11,12,13, 21, 22 and 23 (control group, n=15)
•Age = 65 years
•Being able to read and understand German or Danish
•Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
•Open fractures
•Polytrauma
•Colonization with multiresistent bacteria
•Preoperatively bedridden patients
•Infection of the wound
•Operative revisions because of other reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of the active time measured using an activity tracker and a threshold, which was adapted to this special patient population. The activity is registered at two time points: day 2+/-1 and 8+/-3 after surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Active minutes per day measured at two time points: day 2+/-1 and 8+/-3 after surgery, the questionnaire EQ-5D 3L (quality of life), the handicap index Barthel 20 based on questioning the patient and the nursing staff, complications are registered