Effect of Preoperative Mobility Device Training on Postoperative Fall Incidence
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative mobility device training is beneficial in reducing incidence of postoperative falls in patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery requiring a postoperative period of no weight-bearing.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
age 18 and older
undergoing elective unilateral foot/ankle surgery
requiring a period of post-operative non-weight-bearing or partial-weight-bearing period as advised by the operating surgeon.
Disqualifiers
less than 18 years of age
wheelchair-bound patients
patients with history of previous use of post-operative mobility device(s)
patients with ankle fractures, patients with previously diagnosed condition(s) with cognitive, balance, mobility impairment
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Preoperative mobility device(s) training
Other interventionPatients in Group 1 (the intervention, that is the mobility device training group group) will receive training on the mobility device(s) with the physical therapy visit during their standard pre-operative care.
Treatment groups
250 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Mobility Device Training GroupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: No Mobility Device Training GroupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of falls in the post-operative period after foot and ankle surgery
Number of falls in the post-operative period after foot and ankle surgery
Time frame
two weeks before surgery to six weeks after surgerySponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov