Eva-Hip, Evaluation of Rehabilitation After Hip-fracture

Hip Fracture Clinical Trial

— Eva-Hip  

Official title:

The Effect on Gait and Activity Level of a Physiotherapy Intervention Aimed at Improving Mediolateral Stability 4 Months After a Hip Fracture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01379456
• Other study ID #: REK 2010/3265-3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2016

Study information

• Verified date: November 2019
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate the effect on gait and activity of a home based physiotherapy intervention 4-6 months after the fracture. The investigators hypothesis is that exercises performed after the initial rehabilitation, which focuses on specific components of gait control will improve gait and increase level of activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 223
• Est. completion date: June 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 70 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Home dwelling prior to fracture

• age>70yr

• able to walk 10m

Exclusion Criteria:

• expected life expectancies <3 months

• exercises contraindicated due to medical conditions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fractures, Bone
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Fractures

Intervention

Procedure:
• physiotherapy
exercises, 20 sessions over 10 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norsk kvinners sanitetsforening, Trondheim Kommune

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (3)

Hektoen LF, Saltvedt I, Sletvold O, Helbostad JL, Lurås H, Halsteinli V. One-year health and care costs after hip fracture for home-dwelling elderly patients in Norway: Results from the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial. Scand J Public Health. 2016 Dec;44(8):791-798. doi: 10.1177/1403494816674162. Epub 2016 Oct 23. — View Citation

Taraldsen K, Thingstad P, Døhl Ø, Follestad T, Helbostad JL, Lamb SE, Saltvedt I, Sletvold O, Halsteinli V. Short and long-term clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a late-phase community-based balance and gait exercise program following hip f — View Citation

Thingstad P, Taraldsen K, Hagen G, Sand S, Saltvedt I, Sletvold O, Helbostad JL. Effectiveness of task specific gait and balance exercise 4 months after hip fracture: protocol of a randomized controlled trial--the Eva-hip study. Physiother Res Int. 2015 Jun;20(2):87-99. doi: 10.1002/pri.1599. Epub 2014 Jul 3. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	change in gait speed		4,6 and 12 months postfracture
Secondary	change in activity level		4,6 and 12 month postfracture