Clinical Trial: Tactile Incentiviser Improves Partial Weight Bearing After Lower-Limb Surgery
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Femoral Fractures
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Efficacy of a Low-Cost Tactile Incentiviser for Improving Partial Weight-Bearing Accuracy During Early Inpatient Rehabilitation After Lower-Limb Surgery: A Single-Centre Pilot Randomised Controlled Tr
Brief Summary:
Background: After lower-limb surgery, many patients are instructed to walk with only a fraction of their body weight on the operated leg (partial weight bearing).Traditional teaching methods-verbal instructions or brief practice with a bathroom scale-often fail to maintain the load within a safe range, potentially increasing the risk of delayed bone healing or implant failure.Purpose: This pilot study investigates whether a very low-cost, purely mechanical "tactile incentiviser" placed inside the shoe…
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