Proximal femur fracture
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group receive, in addition to the standard institutional protocol, real-time, visual feedback about weight bearing during the 30-meter walk. The physical therapist has
Sponsors
UMC Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The participants rehabilitate from a proximal femur fracture following low energy trauma (e.g. fall from standing position). 2. The participants have a prescribed unrestricted weight bearing after (surgical) treatment of their fracture. 3. The participants have an expected clinical rehabilitation duration of ≥2 weeks. 4. The participants are ≥60 years. 5. The participants have a bodyweight ≤120 kilogram.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People with cognitive impairment, defined as a score <18 on the Mini-Mental State Examination. 2. People who are readmitted to the hospital within two weeks after study participation, for example for infectious complications. 3. People with co-morbidities that affected gait significantly prior to the proximal femur fracture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures are the SensiStep parameters maximum peak load (in %bodyweight) and step duration (in seconds), which will be correlated with the discharge date from the rehabilitation center. It will be investigated if higher maximum peak loads and shorter step durations correlate with the end of rehabilitation (i.e. discharge date). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include other spatio-temporal gait parameters and validated clinical tests, including the Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS), the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Spatio-temporal gait parameters measured by the SensiStep will be correlated to the mobility scores (e.g. EMS, FAC and VAS). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Raaben
Department of Surgery, UMC Utrecht, Suite G04.228
Outcome results
None listed