NCT07418268 · NOT YET RECRUITING
Communication for Early Mobilisation of People Living With Dementia Following Surgery for Hip Fracture
This study looks at how nurses, therapists and other ward staff talk to people with dementia when helping them stand or walk soon after hip fracture surgery. Researchers will video-record real ward care and study the exact words used. The goal is to find teachable ways of speaking. It is an observational study, not a drug test. No phase applies.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient participants will: * have a documented diagnosis of dementia * be either waiting for hip fracture surgery or have had hip fracture surgery within the previous 7 days * have someone who can act as their personal consultee, in case they are assessed as lacking capacity during the study. HCP participants will: * be registered, student or assistant healthcare practitioners * be involved in assessing, supporting or encouraging PLWD to mobilise post-hip fracture surgery * work on the relevant wards Relative and friend participants will: * Be visiting a consented patient at a time when an appropriate recording with consented HCPs will take place * Be a relative or friend of the consented patient who might normally be present during attempts to mobilise the patient after surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if we are unable to gain informed consent or consultee agreement, or if they are expected to die within 7 days.
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2026-02-18