Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Functional Recovery After Hip Fracture
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Conditions:
Unilateral Hip Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This project will assess the effectiveness of a novel approach involving patient education and strength training to improve functional recovery after a hip fracture. Participants will be randomly assi...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of this project are to (a) implement an intervention program of patient education focused on self-efficacy (the belief that one's actions are responsible for successful outcomes) and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are 65 years of age and older, and who have been admitted for a hip fracture to the Fracture Service at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are unable to give informed consent on the 4th or 5th day after surgery.
- Patients whose hip fracture is due to underlying disease, secondary to malignancy (cancer).
- Patients who do not speak English.
- Patients for whom exercise is contraindicated or whose physicians believe that exercise is contraindicated.
- Patients who do not have access to a telephone or cannot be reached by telephone.
- Patients and physicians who refuse to participate or who intend to relocate upon discharge.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1993
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2000
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00000436
Start Date
July 1 1993
End Date
June 1 2000
Last Update
January 4 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10021