Study Summary
This trial will test whether giving patients training on how to use a mobility device before their surgery will reduce the number of postoperative falls.
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 0 Secondary · Reporting Duration: two weeks before surgery to six weeks after surgery
two weeks before surgery to six weeks after surgery
Number of falls in the post-operative period after foot and ankle surgery
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Trial Design
2 Treatment Groups
Mobility Device Training Group
1 of 2
No Mobility Device Training Group
1 of 2
Active Control
250 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups
Primary Treatment: Mobility Device Training Group · No Placebo Group · N/A
Mobility Device Training Group
Other
ActiveComparator Group · 1 Intervention: Preoperative mobility device(s) training · Intervention Types: OtherNo Mobility Device Training GroupNoIntervention Group · 1 Intervention: No Mobility Device Training Group · Intervention Types:
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: two weeks before surgery to six weeks after surgery
Who is running the clinical trial?
University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor
1,435 Previous Clinical Trials
2,228,984 Total Patients Enrolled
Ashish B Shah, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
1 Previous Clinical Trials
30 Total Patients Enrolled
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18+ · All Participants · 3 Total Inclusion Criteria
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Conditions
Cancer Related
Treatments