Hip Protector for Prevention of Hip Fracture

Prince of Songkla University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Hip Fracture

Treatments: Device: PSU hip protector

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01017341

EC52-169-11-4-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the investigators PSU hip protector for prevention of fracture in elderly.The eligible patients include those with previous diagnosed as unilateral hip fracture. They will be randomized into 2 groups;psu hip protector and no protector. The patients will be instructed to wear the protector fulltime.The inceidence of hip fracture will be compared between both group at the end of 1 year.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with previous diagnosed as unilateral hip fracture

Exclusion criteria

• Poor communicative ability
• Cannot independently ambulate
• Local skin problem at trocahnteric area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 1 patient group

No hip protector

No Intervention group

Description:

no hip protector

Treatment:

Device: PSU hip protector