Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Pre- and Post-Operative Exercise in Patients With Hip Fracture
Lead Sponsor:
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Conditions:
Hip Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purposes of this study are to determine the benefits of a pre-operative aerobic exercise program and an 8-week postoperative aerobic exercise program with a portable upper extremity cycle-ergomete...
Detailed Description
Hip fracture is one of the primary causes of significant morbidity in those over than 65 years old. Hip fracture is also among the top ten causes of loss of disability-adjusted life years in elderly. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 65 years old and older
- Unilateral proximal femoral fracture/hip fracture (intertrochanteric or neck fracture)
- Ambulatory patients before fracture (with or without aid assistance)
- Agreed to participate and signed consent form
Exclusion
- Pathological fractures (under musculoskeletal oncology)
- Severe neuropsychiatric disorder (eg severe psychiatric disorder, dementia, etc.) to the extent that the researcher deems the patient incompetent or likely unable to remain compliant with the follow-up
- Unable to implement the exercise program due to underlying pathology or disability in the upper extremities
- More than one fracture
- Severe and / or unstable cardiovascular disease \[e.g. congenital heart disease, uncontrolled severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mmHg and / or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 120 mmHg), unstable angina\]
- Neurological or other conditions that significantly impair function and independence (eg stage 3-5 Parkinson's disease according to Hoehn and Yahr, advanced Multiple Sclerosis, severe arthritis of degenerative or rheumatic etiology)
- Severe metabolic bone disease (eg Paget's disease, renal bone disease, osteomalacia), excluding osteoporosis
- Active deadly aggressive disease (eg end-stage cancer with an estimated survival expectancy of less than 6 months)
- Unable to understand the consent document and / or protocol instructions
- Refusal to participate in the research
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05389800
Start Date
July 1 2024
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
March 21 2024
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1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Attica, Greece, 12462