Exercise
Conditions
Keywords
Strength, Function, Mobility
Brief summary
This is a randomized, controlled; single-blind parallel group trial carried out with hip fracture patients, starting at 12 weeks post fracture. Patients were approached during their acute stay in hospital, followed without any extra intervention for 12 weeks, and then randomized in a 2:1 manner to either intervention or control for the next 12 weeks. After the first 12 weeks intervention the intervention group were divided into two groups and randomized to an new single-blind parallel group trial for further intervention.
Interventions
OTHERStrength training
Strength training for 24 weeks
Sponsors
Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Oslo University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
at 12 weeks postoperative: 1. age at least 65 years 2. not living in nursing home 3. were able to undergo physical therapy for the hip fracture 4. scoring of 23 or more (out of 30) on the Mini Mental State Examination
Exclusion criteria
1. permanently institutionalized 2. had metastatic cancer 3. suffered from multi-trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bergs Balance scale | 24 weeks | Bergs Balance Scale: The Berg balance scale (BBS) measures functional balance, which has three dimensions: maintenance of a position, postural adjustment to voluntary movements, and reaction to external disturbance, scored 0-56 (Berg K. 1995). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | 24 weeks | Secondary outcomes was the results on the Sit to Stand-test,which measure strength of lower limbs. |
Outcome results
None listed