A study of the acceptability and effectiveness of hip protectors in elderly Chinese in the institutional setting
ISRCTN | ISRCTN81342808 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN81342808 |
Secondary identifying numbers | 831015 |
- Submission date
- 10/10/2002
- Registration date
- 10/10/2002
- Last edited
- 31/05/2011
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr J Woo
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Prince of Wales Hospital
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin
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Hong Kong
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Prevention |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | Not provided at time of registration |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Orthopaedics, rheumatology, gerentology |
Intervention | Subjects will be randomly assigned to either a control or study group: 1. The study group will wear hip protectors developed in Australia for a year 2. The control group will not |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Not provided at time of registration |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 01/01/2002 |
Completion date | 01/01/2003 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Patients residing in non-acute HA long-term care institutions that are at risk from falls and are ambulant 2. Elderly patients of 70 years or older, with a previous history of falling and who are not bed-ridden |
Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2002 |
Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2003 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Hong Kong
Study participating centre
Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Shatin
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Sponsor information
Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (China)
Government
Government
Health Welfare and Food Bureau
Government Secretariat, HKSAR
20th floor Murray Building
Garden Road
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Hong Kong
Phone | +852 (0)2973 8288 |
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hsrf@hwfb.gov.hk | |
Website | http://www.fhb.gov.hk/grants/english/funds/funds_hhsrf/funds_hhsrf_abt/funds_hhsrf_abt.html |
https://ror.org/03qh32912 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Results article | results | 01/03/2003 | Yes | No |