Rehabilitation after hip fractures in elderly

Recruiting

• Conditions: Proximal femur fracture; weight bearing; biofeedback; gait; SensiStep

• Registration Number: NL-OMON28693
• Lead Sponsor: MC Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 186

Inclusion Criteria

1.The participants rehabilitate from a proximal femur fracture following low energy trauma (e.g. fall from standing position).

2.The participants have a prescribed unrestricted weight bearing after (surgical) treatment of their fracture.

Exclusion Criteria

1.People with cognitive impairment, defined as a score <18 on the Mini-Mental State Examination.

2.People who are readmitted to the hospital within two weeks after study participation, for example for infectious complications.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measures are the SensiStep parameters maximum peak load (in %bodyweight) and step duration (in seconds), which will be correlated with the discharge date from the rehabilitation center. It will be investigated if higher maximum peak loads and shorter step durations correlate with the end of rehabilitation (i.e. discharge date).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes include other spatio-temporal gait parameters and validated clinical tests, including the Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS), the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Spatio-temporal gait parameters measured by the SensiStep will be correlated to the mobility scores (e.g. EMS, FAC and VAS).