Evaluation of home rehabilitation for hip fracture patients

Home rehabilitation for older people with hip fracture - a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15738119

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-10-09

Start date

2008-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-20

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Conditions

Rehabilitation for hip fracture patients Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Other and specified injuries of hip and thigh

Interventions

Multidisciplinary home rehabilitation compared to conventional multidisciplinary rehabilitation at hospital with follow-ups at 12 weeks after randomisation and 12 months after surgery.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females, 70 years and above 2. Hip fracture patients after surgery 3. Those who live in the municipality of Umeå (both independent living and from institutions)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. In-patient days and re-admissions, followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 2. Complications, for example falls and injuries, followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 3. Depression, assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 4. Delirium, assessed by the Organic Brain Syndrome Scale followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 5. Functional performance regarding activities of daily living (ADL), assessed by the Katz ADL index and Barthel ADL index, at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery 6. Walking ability and use of walking aids, assessed by the Swedish version of the Clinical Outcome Variable Scale (S-COVS) at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery	—

Measure

Time frame

1. In-patient days and re-admissions, followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 2. Complications, for example falls and injuries, followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 3. Depression, assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 4. Delirium, assessed by the Organic Brain Syndrome Scale followed-up until 12 months post-surgery 5. Functional performance regarding activities of daily living (ADL), assessed by the Katz ADL index and Barthel ADL index, at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery 6. Walking ability and use of walking aids, assessed by the Swedish version of the Clinical Outcome Variable Scale (S-COVS) at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be assessed at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery: 1. Balance, assessed by the Bergs Balance Scale and Fear of Falling 2. Quality of life, assessed by EQ-5D 3. Nutritional status, assessed by the mini nutritional assessment (MNA) 4. Costs 5. Self-perceived health, assessed by the 36-item Short Form (SF-36) health survey 6. Pain, assessed by a visual analogue scale (VAS) 7. Subjective well-being, assessed by the Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale (PGCM)	—

Measure

Time frame

The following will be assessed at 12 weeks post-randomisation and 12 months post-surgery: 1. Balance, assessed by the Bergs Balance Scale and Fear of Falling 2. Quality of life, assessed by EQ-5D 3. Nutritional status, assessed by the mini nutritional assessment (MNA) 4. Costs 5. Self-perceived health, assessed by the 36-item Short Form (SF-36) health survey 6. Pain, assessed by a visual analogue scale (VAS) 7. Subjective well-being, assessed by the Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale (PGCM)

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026