Nutritional Intervention for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients

A Randomized Controlled Study of Nutritional Intervention for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients and Its Effect on Rehabilitation Outcomes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01088139

Enrollment

126

Registered

2010-03-17

Start date

2008-11-30

Completion date

2011-04-30

Last updated

2011-05-04

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Conditions

Hip Fractures

Keywords

Nutritional support, Rehabilitation outcomes

Brief summary

This is a randomized controlled, observer blinded trial to study the beneficial effect of nutritional supplementation in elderly Hong Kong patients after hip fracture surgery during rehabilitation and at 4 weeks follow up. The control group will receive Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation whereas the intervention group will receive a moderately high dose protein nutritional supplementation in addition to Vitamin D and Calcium. Both groups undergo the same rehabilitation program and dietary counseling before discharge. They are followed up 4 weeks after discharge or completion of supplementation. The outcome parameters are nutritional parameters and rehabilitation outcomes.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTProtein supplementation

Ready made protein supplement drinks with approximate protein content of 18-24g per 500ml per day. Caloric content is 490 to 530Kcal depending on the brand of drink.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 60 years or older * Recent low impact osteoporotic fracture of the proximal femur surgically repaired within 4 weeks before recruitment

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who require tube feeding * Patients in unstable medical condition * Body mass index (BMI) ≧ 25 * Malignancy * Conditions with contraindication for high protein diet * Mentally incapacitated and inability to communicate or understand the consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Nutritional parameters	Change from Baseline in nutritional parameters at discharge from hospital and at 4 weeks after discharge	Biochemical and anthropometric measurements

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Rehabilitation Outcomes	Change from Baseline in rehabilitation outcomes at discharge from hospital and at 4 weeks after discharge	functional, strength and mobility measurements

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026