| Study name |
Individual nutrition therapy and exercise regime: A controlled trial of injured, vulnerable elderly (INTERACTIVE trial) |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
N = 460
Inclusion criteria: community‐dwelling, aged > 70, in hospital after a proximal femoral fracture, MMSE ≥ 18/30, body mass index between 18.5 kg/m2 and 35 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria: pathological fracture, unable to give consent, medically unstable 14 days after surgery |
| Interventions |
1. Intervention: 6‐month individualised exercise and nutrition programme commencing within 14 days post‐surgery. Weekly home visits.
2. Attention control. Weekly social visits. |
| Outcomes |
Falls monitored at weekly visit for 6 months. 12‐month follow‐up in the community |
| Starting date |
June 2007 to September 2009 |
| Contact information |
Dr MD Miller
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Flinders University
Adelaide
South Australia
Australia
Email: michelle.miller@flinders.edu.au |
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