Study of the outcomes of three types of physiotherapy services in Hong Kong

ISRCTN ISRCTN13549268
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN13549268
Secondary identifying numbers 412006
Submission date
09/10/2002
Registration date
09/10/2002
Last edited
17/09/2008
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 RME Kuisma
Scientific

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom
Kowloon
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Hong Kong

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesThe objective of the study was to compare the effectiveness of domiciliary versus conventional physiotherapy on ambulation and functional ability and the health related quality of life in elderly patients with hip fracture.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedElderly patients with hip fractures, and physiotherapy.
InterventionDuring their stay in the operating hospital all the subjects were treated according to the normal procedure in the hospital.

The patients in the control group (NDPT) were transferred to the rehabilitation hospital participating in the standard rehabilitation programme.

The patients in the study group (DPT) were discharged from QEH to their homes to continue postoperative rehabilitation and were visited by a physiotherapist from the operating hospital. Their treatment was planned according to their individual needs following guidelines designed for home rehabilitation.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureCompare the ambulation and functional ability and the health related quality of life of the two groups of patients, DPT and NDPT at four months, eight months and a year after the operation for hip fracture.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2001
Completion date01/01/2002

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants68
Key inclusion criteriaPatients over 50 years old who were admitted with a fractured proximal femur to an acute general hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2001
Date of final enrolment01/01/2002

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Hong Kong

Study participating centre

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Kowloon
-
Hong Kong

Sponsor information

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 01/08/2002 Yes No
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