The HIP Impact Protection Program (HIP PRO)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hip Fractures
In brief
HIP PRO is a multicenter randomized, controlled trial of an energy absorbing and distributing padding system designed to reduce the incidence of hip fractures in 546 nursing home (NH) residents. The trial is being conducted in three geographic regions of the US: Boston, St. Louis, and Baltimore. Non bed- or chair-bound residents over the age of 65 are given protective underwear containing a single pocket and hip pad so that each resident becomes his/her own control. During the trial, hip fracture incidence will be compared in padded and unpadded hips using an intent to treat analysis. A secondary aim is to identify resident and facility factors contributing to non-adherence with the use of the hip protector.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00058864
- Run by
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- People needed
- 546
- Starts
- 2001-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-02-27
Who can join
Age: 66 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
Where it is running
- University of Maryland, Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Maryland Medical Research Institute — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged Research and Training Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology — St Louis, Missouri, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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