Postoperative Intervention Educational Program on the Quality of Life of Patients With Hip Fracture

University of Extremadura

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hip Fractures; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Postoperative Intervention Educational Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04650360

PIEP_QLHF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of a postoperative educational intervention program on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with hip fracture using a controlled clinical trial in a randomized, multicenter study. A total of 224 patients will be recruited, 102 patients from trauma units at the two University Hospitals of the province of Cáceres will receive the educational program, whereas 122 will not. Patients will consecutively included in either an intervention or a control group. Patients from the intervention group reill eceive an educational program during admission and the postoperative period. Patients from the control group will not receive any educational program. These patients will manage according to routine protocols.

Full description

This study will be perform by Spanish nurses.

Enrollment: 224 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients over 65 years of age
• Diagnosis of hip fracture
• Previous urgent surgical intervention for surgical fixation of the fracture

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment
• Terminal situation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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224 participants in 2 patient groups

Postoperative Intervention Educational Program

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will receive an educational program during admission. The health educational program will consist of a single training session offered by a nursing professional to each patient and caregiver. In each educational session, the following topics will be addressed: objectives for functional recovery (early mobilization, recovery of functional capacity lost prior to the fracture, etc.), mobilization exercises to start the day after the surgical procedure (lower limb exercise, respiratory physiotherapy, etc.), and tips to prevent future falls

Treatment:

Behavioral: Postoperative Intervention Educational Program

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The patients in the control group will not receive any educational program. These patients will be treated according to routine protocols