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Effect of Preoperative Mobility Device Training on Postoperative Fall Incidence

NCT03857945 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2026-03-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative mobility device training is beneficial in reducing incidence of postoperative falls in patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery requiring a postoperative period of no weight-bearing.

Conditions

  • Injury; Muscle, Ankle, and Foot, Multiple

Interventions

OTHER

Preoperative mobility device(s) training

Patients in Group 1 (the intervention, that is the mobility device training group group) will receive training on the mobility device(s) with the physical therapy visit during their standard pre-operative care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ashish B Shah, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-09
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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