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Nutritional Intervention for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients

NCT01088139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2011-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomized controlled, observer blinded trial to study the beneficial effect of nutritional supplementation in elderly Hong Kong patients after hip fracture surgery during rehabilitation and at 4 weeks follow up. The control group will receive Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation whereas the intervention group will receive a moderately high dose protein nutritional supplementation in addition to Vitamin D and Calcium. Both groups undergo the same rehabilitation program and dietary counseling before discharge. They are followed up 4 weeks after discharge or completion of supplementation. The outcome parameters are nutritional parameters and rehabilitation outcomes.

Conditions

  • Hip Fractures

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protein supplementation

Ready made protein supplement drinks with approximate protein content of 18-24g per 500ml per day. Caloric content is 490 to 530Kcal depending on the brand of drink.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ma Wai Wai MYINT, MBBS · Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-03-31
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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