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Fear of Falling Intervention in Hip Fracture Geriatric Rehabilitation: a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Fear of Falling Intervention in Hip Fracture Geriatric Rehabilitation: a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial - FIT-HIP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON43792
Enrollment
150
Registered
2015-09-09
Start date
2016-03-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-30

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

Conditions

orthopedisch (heupfractuur) en als toevoeging bij psychische stoornis: verandering in lichamelijke activiteit concerned to fall fear of falling

Interventions

The control group receives care as usual, as embedded in the care pathway geriatric rehabilitation for hip fracture patients. The intervention group receives the FIT-HIP intervention integrated in t

Sponsors

Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afdeling Public Health en Eerstelijnsgeneeskunde (PHEG)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Aged 65 years or older - Admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation unit for rehabilitation due to a hip fracture - Concerned to fall. This is measured by the one item fear of falling question (answering *positively* in the category sometimes, often or very often)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - The patient has a condition interfering with learning ability, such as: 1.A diagnosis of dementia or score on the 'hetero-anamnesis list cognition' > 1, suggesting pre-morbid cognitive problems 2.A major psychiatric disease 3. Insufficient mastery of Dutch language - The patient has a limited life expectancy - The patient has a pathological hip fracture - Pre-fracture Barthel-index score

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effect evaluation: Reduction in the fear of falling, measured with the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I). Improvement in mobility measured by the Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA). Process evaluation: Within the framework of the process evaluation, fidelity; completeness; exposure; satisfaction; reach; recruitment and context will be evaluated by quantitative and qualitative analysis. Economic evaluation: This consists of a cost-effectiveness analysis. The health care costs consist of intervention costs and general health care costs such as costs for the rehabilitation, hospital administrations, use of physiotherapy and home care.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Functional status (activities of daily living; measured with the Barthel Index and Functional Ambulation Categories), - Participation (Utrechtse Schaal voor de Evaluatie van Revalidatie- Participatie- subscale/ question 2) - Quality of life (EQ5D) - Fall frequency (measured by self registration fall calendars) - Discharge destination

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)