Mobile Weight-Support Therapy (MWeST) for Mobility After Geriatric Fracture
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Orthopedic, Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Orthopedics / Podiatry |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 55 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/8/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 28, 2019 |
| End Date: | October 2021 |
| Contact: | JENNIFER SIMMONS, BS |
| Email: | j.simmons@wustl.edu |
| Phone: | 314-286-2984 |
This is a two-year study proposal to assess feasibility of MWeST (Mobile Weight-Support
Therapy) implementation after geriatric fracture and its effects on functional and
patient-reported outcomes.
The goal of this study is to improve mobilization of geriatric lower extremity trauma
patients, with the aim of improving overall functional and patient-reported outcomes while
decreasing complications and readmissions. Almost 50% of the adult population in the United
States has osteopenia or osteoporosis, with over 2 million fragility fractures per year and a
projected $25 billion in costs by 2025. These patients are at high risk for readmission due
to complications, and at increased risk of mortality with these complications. Sarcopenia, a
generalized loss of skeletal muscle associated with aging, has also been associated with
increased disability and increased risk of future fracture in these patients. The
investigator's study aims to assess the value of weight-support therapy for geriatric
patients with lower extremity trauma in improving their overall risk of future injury and
disability.
Therapy) implementation after geriatric fracture and its effects on functional and
patient-reported outcomes.
The goal of this study is to improve mobilization of geriatric lower extremity trauma
patients, with the aim of improving overall functional and patient-reported outcomes while
decreasing complications and readmissions. Almost 50% of the adult population in the United
States has osteopenia or osteoporosis, with over 2 million fragility fractures per year and a
projected $25 billion in costs by 2025. These patients are at high risk for readmission due
to complications, and at increased risk of mortality with these complications. Sarcopenia, a
generalized loss of skeletal muscle associated with aging, has also been associated with
increased disability and increased risk of future fracture in these patients. The
investigator's study aims to assess the value of weight-support therapy for geriatric
patients with lower extremity trauma in improving their overall risk of future injury and
disability.
The goal of this study is to improve mobilization of geriatric lower extremity trauma
patients, with the aim of improving overall functional and patient-reported outcomes while
decreasing complications and readmissions. Almost 50% of the adult population in the United
States has osteopenia or osteoporosis, with over 2 million fragility fractures per year and a
projected $25 billion in costs by 2025. These patients are at high risk for readmission due
to complications, and at increased risk of mortality with these complications. Sarcopenia, a
generalized loss of skeletal muscle associated with aging, has also been associated with
increased disability and increased risk of future fracture in these patients. The
investigator's study aims to assess the value of weight-support therapy for geriatric
patients with lower extremity trauma in improving their overall risk of future injury and
disability.
patients, with the aim of improving overall functional and patient-reported outcomes while
decreasing complications and readmissions. Almost 50% of the adult population in the United
States has osteopenia or osteoporosis, with over 2 million fragility fractures per year and a
projected $25 billion in costs by 2025. These patients are at high risk for readmission due
to complications, and at increased risk of mortality with these complications. Sarcopenia, a
generalized loss of skeletal muscle associated with aging, has also been associated with
increased disability and increased risk of future fracture in these patients. The
investigator's study aims to assess the value of weight-support therapy for geriatric
patients with lower extremity trauma in improving their overall risk of future injury and
disability.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 55 and older
- distal femur fracture
- able to walk prior to fracture
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients unable to walk without any assistive devices post-injury
- patients too medically unstable to participate in physical therapy
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