Training of Patients With Hip Fracture

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
• Main ID: NCT01174589
• Date of registration: 21/07/2010
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Lolland Community, Denmark
• Public title: Training of Patients With Hip Fracture
• Scientific title: Strength Training of Patients With Hip Fracture - a Randomized Clinical Trial
• Date of first enrolment: September 2010
• Target sample size: 100
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01174589
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Phase: Phase 2

Countries of recruitment

Denmark

Contacts

• Name: Morten T Kristensen, PhD
• Affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital at Hvidovre, Denmark

• Name: Jan Overgaard, MSc.
• Affiliation: Sector of health, rehabilitation, Lolland community, Denmark

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with hip fractures

- full weightbearing on the affected leg

- patients living in their own home with an independent walking ability score >=2
according to the New Mobility Score scale

- written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- institutionalized patients

- more than 2 weeks after discharge from hospital

- non weight bearing on the affected leg

- Dementia

- other conditions/diagnosis that would have an effect on the ability to train eg.
neurological diagnosis



Age minimum: 60 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Hip Fracture

Intervention(s)

Other: Strength training

Primary Outcome(s)

Difference in the 6-minutes walking test [Time Frame: at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks (primary analysis) and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Difference in 10-meter fast speed walking test [Time Frame: At baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Difference in the Timed Up & Go test [Time Frame: At baseline and 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Difference in the Short Form-36 [Time Frame: At baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Difference in the New Mobility Score [Time Frame: At baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Difference of the Maximal isometric knee-extension strength of the fractured limb. [Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks after baseline testing]

Secondary ID(s)

SJ-145

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre

Association of Danish Physiotherapists