Status:

COMPLETED

Vibration Therapy as an Intervention for Enhancing Trochanteric Hip Fracture Healing in Elderly Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

Collaborating Sponsors:

Tai Po Hospital

Conditions:

Hip Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Currently, there are approximately 300,000 hip fractures per year in the US with a mortality rate of 20% within 1 year. In Hong Kong, around 6,000 hip fractures occur yearly with costs approximately 5...

Detailed Description

Osteoporosis predisposes patients to increased risk of fragility fractures, which affects clinical outcomes and functional recovery. In fact, the lifetime fracture risk of osteoporotic patients reache...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Elderly male or females aged 65 years or older
  • Unilateral trochanteric hip fractures (AO classification A1-A3)
  • Due to unintentional fall
  • Fractures fixed with cephalomedullary nail (Gamma nail, Stryker - usual practise at our unit)
  • Willing and able to comply with study protocol

Exclusion

  • Open fracture
  • Bilateral fractures
  • Patient with multiple injuries
  • Pathological fractures e.g. tumour, infection, etc.
  • History of medication or disease affecting bone metabolism such as hypo/hyperthyroidism, hypo/hyperparathyroidism, etc.
  • Malignancy
  • Chairbound or bedbound (unable to comply for LMHFV therapy)
  • Cognitive problems e.g. dementia (unable to agree for consent)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 6 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

83 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04063891

Start Date

September 6 2021

End Date

January 31 2025

Last Update

May 30 2025

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Ronald Man Yeung Wong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong