Status:

UNKNOWN

Early Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture

Lead Sponsor:

Swiss National Science Foundation

Conditions:

Accidental Falls

Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare a low versus high intensity physiotherapy early rehabilitation program combined with a low versus high dose vitamin D early rehabilitation program in a randomized c...

Detailed Description

Subjects: The researchers will enroll 204 elderly subjects (men and women) admitted to two large hospital centers with acute hip fracture. Subjects may be institutionalized or community-dwelling prio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 65 years or older
  • Acute hip fracture admitted to one hospital center

Exclusion

  • A Folstein Mini Mental Score of less than 15 as an indicator of significant dementia
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Current cancer with wasting or bone metastases
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Sarcoidosis
  • A kidney stone in the past 5 years or significant renal disease (creatinine clearance below 15 ml/min)
  • Hypercalcemia (albumin adjusted) of more than 2.8 mmol/l
  • non-surgical treatment
  • no German language skills
  • severe hearing or visual impairment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

204 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00133640

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

September 11 2006

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Triemli Hospital

Zurich, Switzerland, 8063