N/A
N=21
Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training Following Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00197496 ↗Enrolled (actual)
21
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Feasibility - # With > or = 60% Compliance, # Agreeing to Participate, # Returning for 3 Month Follow-up — 14; 10; 6 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Body weight supported treadmill training (Procedure)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
- Primary completion
- Jan 2008
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Feasibility - # With > or = 60% Compliance, # Agreeing to Participate, # Returning for 3 Month Follow-up |
14; 10; 6 | — |
| SECONDARY Timed up and Go |
25.2; 20.7 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Falls Self Efficacy |
17.7; 12.8 | — |
| SECONDARY 2 Minute Walk Test |
70.6; 79.4 | — |
| SECONDARY Lower Extremity Functional Scale |
35.3; 46.4 | 0.40 |
Summary
Achieving independent ambulation is an important goal of hip fracture rehabilitation, as it is predictive of returning to the community and of future health problems. Current research regarding post-hip fracture rehabilitation is sparse. Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) is a novel approach to retrain walking abilities. BWSTT may be ideal for retraining walking after hip fracture, as it is task-specific and alleviates the demands of maintaining balance while walking skills are trained. The use of the harness may provide a sense of security for the patient, facilitating walking training. The proposed project will investigate the feasibility and tolerability of BWSTT after hip fracture, and its impact on function, mobility, quality of life and fear of falling. It is hypothesized that BWSTT 3-5 times weekly in acute hip fracture patients will improve function, mobility, quality of life and reduce fear of falling.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Able to follow 2-step commands
- Stable inter-trochanteric fracture, where fixation is deemed by surgeon to be adequate, OR sub-capital fracture having undergone bipolar hemi-arthroplasty
- Able to stand and take a few steps with the help of an assistive device i.e. parallel bars, walker, or cane
Exclusion Criteria
- Able to walk without assistive devices
- Hip, knee or ankle surgery prior to hip fracture
- Inability to understand instructions or give informed consent
- Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease or hypertension, diabetes, neuromuscular disease or other musculoskeletal disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, Uncontrolled pain
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00197496). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.