NCT06980129: RITH4Hips

Rehabilitation in the Home After Hip Fracture

Not yet recruiting NA Last updated 20 May 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Rehabilitation in the home in Hip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2) in 220 participants. Not yet recruiting.

Timeline

1 June 2025

Primary endpoint
31 July 2027

20 September 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	South West Sydney Local Health District
Phase	NA
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	220
Start date	1 June 2025
Primary completion	31 July 2027
Estimated completion	20 September 2027
Sites	3 locations across Australia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Rehabilitation in the home
• Usual care inpatient rehabilitation

Conditions studied

• Hip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2) — all drugs for Hip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2) →
• Rehabilitation Program — all drugs for Rehabilitation Program →

Sponsor

South West Sydney Local Health District — full company profile →

Who can join

50 and older, any sex, with Hip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2) or Rehabilitation Program. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Hip fractures are common, especially in older adults, and they can have a big impact on health and quality of life. In Australia, hip fractures are a significant healthcare challenge. After surgery, patients often need rehabilitation to regain mobility, but this usually involves long hospital stays. The RITH4Hips trial will determine if a program where patients receive rehabilitation at home (instead of in the hospital) is similar to conventional inpatient rehabilitation.

Objectives:

The main goal of this study is to find out if rehabilitation at home after surgery for a hip fracture works as well as rehabilitation in the hospital. The investigators also want to see if the home rehabilitation program can reduce the time spent in a hospital bed and improve other aspects like quality of life, mobility, and pain management.

Methods:

This study will involve older adults who have had surgery due to a low-trauma hip fracture. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the usual care inpatient rehabilitation or the Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) program. The investigators will measure outcomes such as how well patients can move, how much pain they experience, how their quality of life improves, and how much time they spend in the hospital.

Expected Outcomes:

The investigators expect that the home rehabilitation program will be just similar to inpatient rehabilitation in helping patients recover mobility. The investigators also hope to find that it will reduce the time patients spend in a hospital bed, improve their quality of life, reduce fear of falling, and lessen the burden on carers. Additionally, the investigators aim to show that the home program is more cost-effective than hospital-based rehabilitation.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.