Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
ACUPUNCTURE FOR THE POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY OF HIP FRACTURE PATIENTS: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Lead Sponsor:
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Conditions:
Hip Fracture Surgeries
Post-operative Hip Fractures Recovery
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hip surgery is a common and safe medical intervention to restore the functionality and mobility of the hip joint in patients suffering from hip fractures. Despite the advances in surgical techniques, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who undergone surgery due to unilateral hip fracture. Patients aged 40-99 (male), 55-99 (female). Ambulatory with or without aid prior to hip fracture. Able provide consent for the study and acupuncture treatment. Able to attend all treatment sessions
Exclusion
- Patients with morbid obesity (Body Mass Index \>40) . Patients with communication barriers such as aphasia or language . Local or systemic infection or dermatological disease affecting sites of acupuncture. Existing treatment with anti-neoplastic, oral corticoid or immunosuppressive drugs. Needle phobia or inability to stay still for 30 min during acupuncture retention . History of psychiatric disease, kidney failure on peritoneal dialysis, substance abuse . If there exist any postoperative complications that deviate from standard management, resulting in interference of patient's clinical evaluation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 21 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 14 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07178756
Start Date
October 21 2021
End Date
November 14 2025
Last Update
September 17 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Admiralty Medical Centre (Khoo Teck Puat Hospital- KTPH @ ADMC )
Singapore, Singapore, 730676
2
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 768828