Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Pekka Jalovaara
ORCID ID
Contact details
Bo Box 5000
University of Oulu
Oulu
90014
Finland
+358 (0)8 5529275
pekka.jalovaara@oulu.fi
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Geriatric- and physiatric-oriented rehabilitation after hip fracture to improve the ability to live independently: a randomised controlled trial
Acronym
Study hypothesis
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
The study was approved by the Ethics Commitee of University of Oulu.
Study design
Ranodomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
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
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
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 trial start date
01/01/1997
Overall trial end date
31/12/2000
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant 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
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
600
Total final enrolment
538
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Patients who were institutionalised
2. Patients who had pathological fracture
3. Patients who were aged under 49 years
Recruitment start date
01/01/1997
Recruitment end date
31/12/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Trial participating centre
Bo Box 5000
Oulu
90014
Finland
Sponsor information
Organisation
Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finland)
Sponsor details
Lintulahdenkuja 4
PL 30
Helsinki
00271
Finland
+358 (0)20 610 7297
finohta@thl.fi
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finland)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2015 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25452632 (added 10/07/2019)