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
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Ronald Man Yeung Wong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong