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Three Care Models for Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

NCT01350557 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 299

Last updated 2017-02-03

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Summary

Hip fracture in the elderly is associated with excess mortality of 5 to 20%, and mobility problems that usually results in costly hospital stays and lengthy rehabilitation procedures. The purpose of this study is to compare the costs and effectiveness of three care models- acute/sub-acute, comprehensive, and routine care models for hip fractured elders in Taiwan.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

Comprehensive care

Comprehensive care consisted of subacute care plus health-maintenance interventions to manage depressive symptoms, manage malnutrition, and prevent falls.

OTHER

Subacute care

Subacute care included geriatric consultation, continuous rehabilitation, and discharge planning.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yea-Ing L Shyu, PhD · Chang Gung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Primary Completion
2005-09-30
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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