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Back to the Future: Bridging the Hospital to Home Continuum After Hip Fracture

NCT01930409 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-10-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether is is feasible and acceptable to deliver a telephone based coaching intervention compared with education alone in community dwelling older adults (age 60 and older) after a fall related hip fracture.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Support and Coaching

The participants will receive up to 5 telephone calls of 30-45 minutes each after hospital discharge to provide support and education for the transition from acute to community care. The first call will be made within 48-72 hours of hospital discharge and will have the following elements: * Health Status * Medication Management * Activity/Exercise Prescription and Goal-Setting * Falls Prevention * Clarification of Appointments * Coordination of Post-Discharge Home Services * What To Do If a Problem Arises

BEHAVIORAL

Education Only

An educational toolkit will be provided, with materials to self manage at home after hospital discharge following a fall related hip fracture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dolores P Langford, Msc. · Vancouver Coastal Health

  • Maureen C Ashe, PhD · Centre for Hip Health and Mobility

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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