Breathing Device Therapy Before and After Hip Fracture Surgery
Tests a breathing device, PEP therapy, to prevent pneumonia in adults with hip fracture.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Pre- and Postoperative Chest Therapy With Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) to Prevent Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
Key facts
- Where
- Copenhagen and Herlev, DenmarkSee the 2 sites
Where in Denmark
- Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg HospitalCopenhagen, DenmarkTaking people
- Herlev & Gentofte HospitalHerlev, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
- Trial code
- NCT07189260
- Record updated
- 23 September 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether pre- and postoperative treatment with systematic PEP therapy can prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in patients with hip frac-ture. It will also learn about the barriers regarding PEP therapy in this group of patients.Read full original descriptionShow less
Pre- and Postoperative Chest Therapy With Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) to Prevent Hospital-acquired Pneumonia in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether pre- and postoperative treatment with systematic PEP therapy can prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in patients with hip frac-ture. It will also learn about the barriers regarding PEP therapy in this group of patients.
* Does pre- and postoperative treatment with systematic PEP therapy prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in patients with hip fracture? * Which barriers do participants have regarding PEP therapy in this group of patients? Researchers will compare systematic PEP therapy to no intervention besides standard treat-ment to see if systematic therapy with PEP can prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Participants will:
* Receive systematic PEP therapy during hospitalization or no intervention besides standard treatment * Register the PEP therapy four times daily on a paper checklist. Failure to perform the treatment and the reason must also be documented on the checklist.
Inclusion: Hip fracture regardless of age; Cognitively well-functioning; Able to understand the study and give informed consent; Able to speak and understand Danish; Resident of Region Hovedstaden or Region Sjælland.
Exclusion: Pneumothorax; For patients with e.g. dementia or brain injury, the ability to give informed consent will be assessed individually; Cognitively impaired; Unable to understand the study and give informed consent; Pneumonia upon admission; Delirium upon admission.