Rehabilitation Care for Hip Fracture

N/AUnknownNCT01934946

Taipei City Hospital150 enrolled

Overview

Purpose: Hip fracture is a common disease on elderly. They become disabled easily if no adequate rehabilitation was given. The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of different types of post acute rehabilitation care for hip fracture.

Method: This study will recruit 150 peoples with hip fracture from hospitals in Taipei from Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014. The subjects from wards are randomly divided into group A, B and Group C. Each group includes 50 cases of hip fracture. Group C received 14 days hospitalization for comprehensive rehabilitation and 6 times home rehabilitation services within 3 months; Group B received 14 days hospitalization for comprehensive rehabilitation and Group A was control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Hip Fracture

Interventions

comprehensive rehabilitationOTHER

received 14 days hospitalization for comprehensive rehabilitation

home rehabilitationOTHER

6 times home rehabilitation services within 3 months

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. more than 60 years old, 2. hip fracture s/p within 3 months, 3. potential for rehabilitation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active infection, such as pneumonia, UTI, osteomyelitis, wound infection 2. Other uncontrolled medical condition, such as, dyspnea on exertion, acute renal failure, acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, uncontrolled diabetes, active malignancy, DVT, possibility of pulmonary embolism, acute psychosis 3. No caregiver 4. No potential for rehabilitation, such as severe dementia, poor cognition, poor cooperation and motivation, poor family support 5. ESRD on Hemodialysis

Locations (1)

Taipei City Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain scale

change

Time frame: 2 weeks and 3 months after intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Barthel Activity of Daily Living

change

Time frame: 2 weeks , 3 months after intervention

Central Contacts

MUJUNG KAO, MD

CONTACT

0919060998 woodkao35@yahoo.com.tw

KUNHUA HUANG, BS

CONTACT

0979309125 A2785@tpech.gov.tw

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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