Effectiveness of Relaxation and Massage Methods in Proximal Femur Fractures

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fracture of Femur

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06018610

Kalça kırığı

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will be conducted with volunteer patients who are followed up by the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital and who have undergone proximal femur fracture surgery and meet the study criteria. It is aimed to investigate the mid-term efficacy of relaxation exercises and classical massage of the sole of the foot applied in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program in the postoperative in-hospital period in patients with proximal femur fracture.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female patients aged 50 years and older who were diagnosed with proximal femur fracture and underwent surgery
• No medical contraindications that would limit the ability to exercise
• Having a caregiver who can supervise the exercise program after discharge
• To be able to understand simple commands and to have signed the consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with pathological fractures and/or multiple fractures
• Those with serious early complications
• Terminally ill patients
• Circumstances that would interfere with conducting assessments or communicating
• Lack of cooperation during the study
• Scoring ≤14 on the Mini Mental State Examinatio

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to conventional rehabilitation, relaxation exercises and classical massage of the sole of the foot will be applied to the study group. Patients will be re-evaluated 3 days after the completion of the interventions.

Treatment:

Other: Rehabilitation

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will receive conventional rehabilitation practices (in and out of bed strengthening exercises, for 3 days).

Treatment:

Other: Control