To Investigate the Effect of Early Community-care Program on Fracture Hip Patient

February 17, 2012 updated by: MR L, Hong Kong Healthcare Volunteer Organization

To Investigate the Effect of Early Community-care Program on Physical and Depressive Aspects for Discharged Hospital Patient Suffered From Hip Fracture.

The early community-care program is well-known rehabiliation for the fracture hip patient. For the discharged fracture hip patient from hospital, it is worth to investigate the effect of early mobilization program to improve their physical and psychological aspects.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

60 fractured hip patient will randomized allocated into intervention group and control group.

The community-care include nursing care, physiotherapy and home modification according to the condition of the patient.

The intervention will received community-care program for 12 weeks. Two sessions per week and total 24 sessions.

The control group will receive the traditional medication. The outcome measure include elderly mobility scale and happiness scale. The measurement will take at initial and completion of the program.

SPSS will be used for data analysis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • fracture hip patients discharged from queen mary hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cognitive impairment

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control
Experimental: community-care program
receive intervention for 12 weeks
Procedure: community-care program
community nurse care, physiotherapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Elderly Mobility Scale
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hong Kong Healthcare Volunteer Organization

Investigators

  • Study Director: HO HO, MSc, Volunteer department

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • RCT-001

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