The feasibility of prescribing a walking program to improve physical functioning of people living in the community after hip fracture.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: hip fracture; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000903280
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-29
• Study Completion: 2020-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 1 June 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be included if they:
•had a hip fracture (S72.0–S72.2 according to the International Classification of Diseases
10th revision, ICD-10) which was managed surgically,
•are aged 60 years or older,
•are community-dwelling and receiving services from the Community Rehabilitation Program at Eastern Health
•are able to walk independently with or without a gait aid,
•can communicate with conversational English.

Participants will not be excluded on the basis of cognitive impairment. However, if the potential participant scores more than four errors on the 10-item Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (indicating more than mild intellectual impairment) then informed consent will be sought from a carer or responsible person. In this case the researcher will explain to the participant, as far as possible, what the research is about and what participation involves.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they:
•have been discharged to live in residential care,
•exceed the physical activity guidelines of at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified