Volume 45, Issue 3 pp. 287-299
RESEARCH PROTOCOL

An m-Health telerehabilitation and health education program on physical performance in patients with hip fracture and their family caregivers: Study protocol for the ActiveHip+ randomized controlled trial

Marta Mora-Traverso

Marta Mora-Traverso

Biohealth Research Institute (ibs.Granada) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain

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Pablo Molina-Garcia

Corresponding Author

Pablo Molina-Garcia

Biohealth Research Institute (ibs.Granada) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain

PROFITH (PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity) Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Correspondence Pablo Molina-Garcia, Biohealth Research Institute (ibs.Granada) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Jaén Street, s/n, Granada 18013, Spain.

Email: [email protected]

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Rafael Prieto-Moreno

Rafael Prieto-Moreno

Department of Physical and Sport Education, PA-HELP “Physical Activity for HEaLth Promotion” Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

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Milkana Borges-Cosic

Milkana Borges-Cosic

Department of Physical and Sport Education, PA-HELP “Physical Activity for HEaLth Promotion” Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain

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Victor Cruz Guisado

Victor Cruz Guisado

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain

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Rogelio del Pino Algarrada

Rogelio del Pino Algarrada

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain

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Paz Moreno-Ramírez

Paz Moreno-Ramírez

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Gema Gomez-Jurado

Gema Gomez-Jurado

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Consuelo Gomez Tarrias

Consuelo Gomez Tarrias

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Margarita Hidalgo Isla

Margarita Hidalgo Isla

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain

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Patricia Jimenez Andrés

Patricia Jimenez Andrés

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain

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Marta Linares Gago

Marta Linares Gago

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain

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Ana Lirola-Liebanas

Ana Lirola-Liebanas

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Antonio Mesa-Ruiz

Antonio Mesa-Ruiz

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Araceli Muñoz-Garach

Araceli Muñoz-Garach

Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Susana Salazar-Graván

Susana Salazar-Graván

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

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Fernando Estevez-Lopez

Fernando Estevez-Lopez

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Miguel Martín-Matillas

Miguel Martín-Matillas

PROFITH (PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity) Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain

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Patrocinio Ariza-Vega

Patrocinio Ariza-Vega

Biohealth Research Institute (ibs.Granada) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain

Department of Physical and Sport Education, PA-HELP “Physical Activity for HEaLth Promotion” Research Group, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

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First published: 11 February 2022
Citations: 1

Abstract

Telerehabilitation interventions administered via a smartphone may provide new feasible and effective rehabilitation options at home for patients with hip fracture. However, to date, no such interventions have been shown to be effective in the recovery key health outcomes of these patients. The present multicentre randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effect of the ActiveHip+ m-Health system in the recovery of physical performance, functional level, quality of life, and other health-related outcomes in both patients with hip fracture and their family caregivers. A total of 104 patients older than 65 years, with hip fracture, and their family caregivers will be randomized into the ActiveHip+ rehabilitation (N = 52) or the control group (N = 52). ActiveHip+ is a 12-week smartphone-based rehabilitation program conducted in Granada and Cádiz (Spain) that includes: (1) 24 sessions of physical exercise and 12 sessions of occupational therapy; (2) seven educational modules for patients and for caregivers; and (3) general recommendations in activities of daily living. The control group will receive the usual rehabilitation protocol offered by the Andalusian Public Healthcare System. The primary outcome is the patient's physical performance, while the secondary outcomes are the patient's functional level, quality of life, pain, fear of falling, fitness perception, pre-fracture functional level, emotional status, and caregiver burden. The present project will substantially contribute to the existing knowledge by testing for the first time the efficacy and feasibility of a multidisciplinary m-Health system in the rehabilitation of patients with hip fracture.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data available on request due to privacy/ethical restrictions: The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.

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