Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Long-term Intensive Home-based Physiotherapy on Older People With an Operated Hip Fracture or Frailty (RCT).
Lead Sponsor:
South Karelia, Social and Health Care District
Collaborating Sponsors:
Social Insurance Institution, Finland
University of Helsinki
Conditions:
Frail Elderly
Hip Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Our objective is to study the effects of 12 months' intensive home-based physiotherapy (physical exercise) with 12 months' follow-up in two groups of older people: 1) those with an operated hip fractu...
Detailed Description
There is increasing need to develop new models of rehabilitation to postpone older people's disabilities and institutional care. One alternative is home-based rehabilitation with emphasis on functiona...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 65+ for frail persons and 60 + for hip fracture patients
- home-dwelling but an increased risk for disabilities or for institutional care
- ability to walk inside one´s own home with or without mobility aids
- ability to communicate in Finnish
- in case of hip fracture: the first operated hip fracture
- in case of frailty: signs of frailty assessed by modified Fried's frailty criteria
Exclusion
- living in nursing home or institutional care facility
- severe neurological diseases (Parkinson, MS, stroke)
- severe heart diseases with physical capacities significantly impaired (NYHA class III or IV)
- severe musculoskeletal diseases which prevent from participating in long-term physiotherapy
- terminal illnesses (e.g. cancer) that diminish the estimated home-dwelling time to less than two years
- severe mental problems (severe depression, psychosis or schizophrenia)
- severe alcohol or drug abuse
- severe problems with hearing or eyesight
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 20 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
421 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02305433
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
February 20 2023
Last Update
February 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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South Karelia Social and Health Care District
Lappeenranta, South Karelia Region, Finland