A study of the acceptability and effectiveness of hip protectors in elderly Chinese in the institutional setting

ISRCTN ISRCTN81342808
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

Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Prince of Wales Hospital
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin
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Hong Kong

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typePrevention
Scientific title
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedOrthopaedics, rheumatology, gerentology
InterventionSubjects 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 typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2002
Completion date01/01/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria1. 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 criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2002
Date of final enrolment01/01/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Hong Kong

Study participating centre

Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Shatin
-
Hong Kong

Sponsor information

Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (China)
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
Email hsrf@hwfb.gov.hk
Website http://www.fhb.gov.hk/grants/english/funds/funds_hhsrf/funds_hhsrf_abt/funds_hhsrf_abt.html
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2003 Yes No