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Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training Following Hip Fracture

NCT00197496 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2017-03-30

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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.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Body weight supported treadmill training

hip fracture patients walk on a treadmill with body weight support

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lora Giangregorio, PhD · University of Waterloo

  • Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, MSc · Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

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