Geriatric- and physiatric-oriented rehabilitation after hip fracture to improve the ability to live independently

ISRCTN	ISRCTN94467061
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN94467061
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Submission date: 10/03/2009
Registration date: 07/04/2009
Last edited: 10/07/2019

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Pekka Jalovaara
Scientific

Bo Box 5000
University of Oulu
Oulu
90014
Finland

Phone	+358 (0)8 5529275
Email	pekka.jalovaara@oulu.fi

Study information

Study design	Ranodomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title	Geriatric- and physiatric-oriented rehabilitation after hip fracture to improve the ability to live independently: a randomised controlled trial
Study objectives	The aim here was to compare the impact of geriatric and physiatric rehabilitation on the functional outcome and ability for independent living (versus institutionalisation) in home-dwelling hip fracture patients, using routine rehabilitation (the standard procedure after surgical treatment for hip fracture in Finland) as a control.
Ethics approval(s)	The study was approved by the Ethics Commitee of University of Oulu.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Hip fracture
Intervention	Intervention group 1: Physiatric-oriented rehabilitation (mean number of days in the rehabilitation programme = 20.8 days) Intervention group 2: Geriatric-oriented rehabilitation (mean number of days in the rehabilitation programme = 31.4 days) Control group: Routine rehabilitation in health centre hospitals (mean number of days in the rehabilitation programme = 31.0 days)
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	The following were assessed at 4 and 12 months: 1. Residental status 2. Walking ability 3. Use of walking aids 4. Activities of daily living (ADL) functions 5. Mortality
Secondary outcome measures	No secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date	01/01/1997
Completion date	31/12/2000

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Senior
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	600
Total final enrolment	538
Key inclusion criteria	1. Both males and females, aged 50 years or over 2. Patients who were living in their own home or in sheltered housing (comparable to a home of their own but controlled by a warden and with some assistance available) at the time of sustaining the fracture
Key exclusion criteria	1. Patients who were institutionalised 2. Patients who had pathological fracture 3. Patients who were aged under 49 years
Date of first enrolment	01/01/1997
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2000

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Finland

Study participating centre

Bo Box 5000

Oulu
90014
Finland

Sponsor information

Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finland)
Government

Lintulahdenkuja 4
PL 30
Helsinki
00271
Finland

Phone	+358 (0)20 610 7297
Email	finohta@thl.fi
Website	http://finohta.stakes.fi/FI/index.htm

Funders

Funder type

Government

Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finland)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
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?
Results article	results	01/09/2015	10/07/2019	Yes	No

Editorial Notes

10/07/2019: Publication reference and total final enrolment added.