Skip to content

Community-based rehabilitation for the elderly following hip fracture

Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation - Phase III (FEMuR III): a definitive randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a community-based rehabilitation package following hip fracture

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN28376407
Enrollment
446
Registered
2018-11-23
Start date
2019-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hip fracture Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Fracture of neck of femur (hip fracture)

Interventions

Participants will be randomly allocated to the enhanced rehabilitation arm or the usual care arm. Randomisation is performed using a secure 24 hour web based randomisation program. Participants will b

Sponsors

University of Liverpool
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 years or older 2. Recent proximal hip fracture including intracapsular, extracapsular (peri-trochanteric, inter-trochanteric, reverse oblique or sub-trochanteric) 3. Surgical repair by replacement arthroplasty or internal fixation 4. Living in their own home prior to hip fracture 5. Living and receiving rehabilitation from the NHS in the area covered by the trial centres

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Living in residential or nursing homes prior to hip fracture 2. Unable to understand English or Welsh 3. Lacking mental capacity to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in performance of activities of daily living, assessed using the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) scale at the baseline, after 4 months and after 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 21/03/2025: The following will be compared between the enhanced rehabilitation programme and usual care: 1. Cost-effectiveness of the enhanced rehabilitation programme compared with usual care, assessed using a cost-utility analysis from a health service and personal social care perspective using the following: 1.1. EuroQol EQ-5D-3L, completed at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 1.2. Bespoke Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) 2. Effectiveness in terms of performance of activities of daily living after 17 weeks, assessed using the NEADL scale at the baseline and after 17 weeks follow-up 3. Effectiveness in terms of anxiety and depression, assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 4. Changes in self-efficacy, hip pain, cognitive function measured using the Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS), fear of falling and physical function as potential mediators for improving activities of daily living: 4.1. Self-efficacy, assessed using the International Self-Efficacy Scale at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 4.2. Hip pain, assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 4.3. Fear of falling, assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 4.4. Physical function, assessed using grip strength with a hand dynamometer and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up 5. Change in caregiver strain, anxiety and depression in carers, assessed using the following at the baseline and after 17 and 52 weeks of follow-up: 5.1. Carer Strain Index (CSI) 5.2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 6. Mechanisms and processes that explain the implementation and impacts of the enhanced rehabilitation programme, assessed using a process evaluation including: 6.1. Qualitati

Countries

England, United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactClaire Soady
femur3@liverpool.ac.uk+44 (0)151 794 9765

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026