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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04095338
Other study ID # INRCA_03_2019
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 26, 2019
Est. completion date March 30, 2024

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Contact Roberta Bevilacqua
Phone 00390718004767
Email r.bevilacqua@inrca.it
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The final goals of the present study is to propose a new approach in the hip fracture rehabilitation in elderly subjects, focused on the use of robotic device and to check the results not only at the end of the treatment but also in the long term, foreseeing 3 follow-up.


Description:

Balance and deficit in walking are some of the main characteristics of aging and are considered among the risk factors for falls. Falls are a risk factor for future falls and are associated with other adverse health outcomes such as fear of falling or fractures. In particular, hip fracture in aged patients is an important health problem. In fact, one in three patients dies within the first year after injury, while survivors have poor quality of life For this reason, the development of prevention tools and innovative strategies in the rehabilitation field should be one of the main objectives in the treatment of the diseases afflicting the elderly, such as hip fractures. Effective interventions to promote hip recovery post hip fracture are characterized by intensive and repetitive movements. One treatment approach to increase number of steps during rehabilitation sessions and to improve the balance and the endurance of the patients is the use of robotic systems. This study is a randomized controlled trial. A total of 195 patients with hip fractures will be recruited and randomly divided into three groups, to receive a traditional rehabilitation program or a robotic rehabilitation in addition to the traditional therapy. Assessments will be performed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 6 months, 1 year and 2 years from the end of the treatment. For the study, post-hospitalization subjects will be taken into consideration, after four weeks from the hospitalization. A 20 treatment sessions will be conducted, divided into 3 training sessions per week, for 7 weeks. The control group will perform traditional therapy sessions lasting 50 minutes. The technological intervention group will carry out 30 minutes of traditional therapy and 20 minutes of treatment with a robotic system.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 195
Est. completion date March 30, 2024
Est. primary completion date March 30, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Capacity to consent - Traumatic event within 60 days - Romberg test: negative - Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score = 2 - Ranking scale score = 3; Exclusion Criteria: - Past history of syncopal episodes - Presence of non-pharmacologically compensated behavioral syndromes - Presence of pain that prevents walking or standing - Presence of neurological pathologies that compromise balance (Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, ataxias, poliomyelitis) - Spinal stenosis - Radiculopathy - Neuropathies lower limbs - Disabling disabilities that impair walking (eg congenital malformations of the foot) - Heterometry > 2 cm - Clinical dementia rating (CDR) score = 3 - Severe systemic diseases with life expectancy < 1 year - Patients unable to follow up.

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
traditional rehabilitation
Each session will include 50 minutes of traditional physical rehabilitation therapy
virtual reality games intervention
Each session will include 30 minutes of traditional physical rehabilitation therapy followed by 20 minutes of robotic training by Tymo system (Tyromotion, Austria), a wireless platform for the balance and the postural control training that simulates floor walking and stairs climbing. Tymo system is connected to a screen and provides virtual reality games, adaptable to the functional capacity of the patient. Through the games proposed, the physiotherapist will decide to work in a dimension (antero-posterior or medio-lateral dimension) or in two dimensions (combining the antero-posterior and medio-lateral movements).
robotic treadmill intervention
Each session will include 30 minutes of traditional physical rehabilitation therapy followed by 20 minutes of robotic training by Walker view (TecnoBody, Italy), a treadmill equipped with a sensorized belt with eight load cells and a 3D camera.to detect length, speed and symmetry of the pace and load, range of the trunk, hips and knees. Patients will be asked to walk at a comfortable speed, while the physiotherapist will be able to work on different parameters such as step length, load distribution, and step height. The setting will take place taking into account the clinical conditions of each patient, customizing the intervention. The Walker View will offer visual and auditory feedback to the patient, so as to correct gait in real time.

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy INRCA Research Hospital Ancona
Italy INRCA Research Hospital Fermo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary difference in falling risk among virtual reality games arm, robotic treadmill arm and control arm falling risk will be evaluated by the Tinetti performance oriented mobility assessment (POMA). POMA test has two subscales, Balance and Gait sections. Total score is obtained by adding the scores of the two subscales (balance + gait) . Total score < 19 high fall risk, total score 19-24 medium fall risk, total score 25-28 low fall risk before treatment, and 5 weeks, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after intervention commencement
Secondary difference in gait performance among virtual reality games arm, robotic treadmill arm and control arm gait performance will be evaluated by the walking speed evaluated by instrumental gait analysis before treatment, and 5 weeks, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after intervention commencement
Secondary difference in fear of falling among virtual reality games arm, robotic treadmill arm and control arm fear of falling will be evaluated by the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). Higher scores represent greater the fear of falling (ranging from 16 to 64) before treatment, and 5 weeks, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after intervention commencement
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