An interventional study of Early weight bearing and Delayed mobilization in Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture, sponsored by Hayat Abad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-20.
Sponsored by Hayat Abad Medical Complex, Peshawar · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study compares two approaches to starting walking and weight bearing after surgery for a fracture near the hip in older adults. All participants undergo fixation with a dynamic hip screw, a metal implant that holds the broken bone in position while it heals.
Ninety participants are randomly assigned to two equal groups. One group starts weight bearing during the first week after surgery. The other group delays mobilization until after the first week. Both groups receive routine postoperative care and physiotherapy.
The study aims to determine whether earlier weight bearing improves pain, walking ability, and everyday activities. Recovery is assessed using the Modified Harris Hip Score at six weeks and three months after surgery. Postoperative complications are also recorded.
This single-center, randomized controlled trial is conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan. It compares early weight bearing with delayed mobilization following dynamic hip screw fixation of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in older adults.
Ninety participants are assigned in a 1:1 ratio using blocked randomization. The early weight-bearing group begins weight bearing within the first postoperative week, while the delayed-mobilization group begins mobilization after the first postoperative week.
Both groups undergo closed fracture reduction under fluoroscopic guidance followed by fixation with a dynamic hip screw and side plate through a lateral approach. Routine postoperative care includes antibiotics, analgesia, thromboprophylaxis, wound care, and physiotherapy. The planned difference between groups is the timing of postoperative weight bearing and mobilization.
Functional recovery is assessed at six weeks and three months using the Modified Harris Hip Score, which evaluates pain, walking, and activities of daily living. Postoperative complications are recorded during follow-up.
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Participants undergo dynamic hip screw fixation for an intertrochanteric femoral fracture and begin weight bearing within the first postoperative week. They receive routine postoperative care, including antibiotics, analgesia, thromboprophylaxis, wound care, and physiotherapy. Functional recovery is assessed using the Modified Harris Hip Score at six weeks and three months after surgery.
Other: Early weight bearing
Participants undergo dynamic hip screw fixation for an intertrochanteric femoral fracture and begin mobilization after the first postoperative week. They receive routine postoperative care, including antibiotics, analgesia, thromboprophylaxis, wound care, and physiotherapy. Functional recovery is assessed using the Modified Harris Hip Score at six weeks and three months after surgery.
Other: Delayed mobilization
Participants begin weight bearing within the first postoperative week following dynamic hip screw fixation of an intertrochanteric femoral fracture. Routine postoperative care and physiotherapy are provided.
Participants begin mobilization after the first postoperative week following dynamic hip screw fixation of an intertrochanteric femoral fracture. Routine postoperative care and physiotherapy are provided.
Modified Harris Hip Score
Functional status assessed using the Modified Harris Hip Score, which evaluates hip pain and function, including walking ability and activities of daily living. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better hip function. Scores are compared between the early weight-bearing and delayed-mobilization groups at each assessment.
Time frame: Six weeks and three months after surgery.
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Apr 2026 to primary completion in Oct 2026, 5 months.
Of 225 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Hip Fractures, half reached primary completion within 29 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 55. This study's 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 239 studies reached it within 29 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 57.
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Hayat Abad Medical Complex, Peshawar