Hip SurgeryGRIMSELNCT07658664
Digitally Assisted Rehabilitation at Home for Older Adults After Hip Surgery (GRIMSEL)
A study testing Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program and routine care in people with Hip Surgery and Rehabilitation Program, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week digitally supported, multimodal home rehabilitation program using the medical application Akina is as effective compared to routine care regarding functional independence in older adults undergoing hip surgery. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 55 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Hip Surgery, Rehabilitation Program, Geriatrics Rehabilitation
- What is being tested?
- Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program and routine care
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 66 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Aug 2026to Aug 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 55 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Community-dwelling adults aged 55 to 80 years
- Hospitalized for hip surgery with unrestricted weight bearing at University Hospital Bern
Who cannot join
- Discharge to inpatient rehabilitation
- inability to comply with a rehabilitation program (e.g. comorbidity that prevents 30min light workout, major cognitive impairment)
- end-of life situation
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Digitally Assisted Geriatric Home-rehabilitation in Older Patients After Hip Surgery (GRIMSEL): a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week digitally supported, multimodal home rehabilitation program using the medical application Akina is as effective compared to routine care regarding functional independence in older adults undergoing hip surgery.
How is this multimodal home rehabilitation program received by patients? Is this multimodal home program at least as effective in terms of functional indpendence, muscle status, mobility and quality of life compared to routine care?
Read more
Researchers will compare the multimodal rehabilitation program using the application Akina to routine care to see if the program works to treat patients after hip surgery.
Participants will:
Undergo the rehab program at home or receive routine care (outpatient physiotherapy) for 12 weeks Visit the clinic after 6 and 12 weeks
- Conditions
- Hip Surgery, Rehabilitation Program, Geriatrics Rehabilitation, Digital Health Intervention
- Being tested
- Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program, routine care
- Keywords
- functional independence, home-based rehabilitation, self-management, orthogeriatrics
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation programOther
Multimodal personalized rehabilitation program including the medical application Akina and self-managed care based on a geriatric assessment
routine careOther
routine care
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Routine care | Active comparator | Routine care (outpatient physiotherapy) Receives: Other: routine care |
| Digitally supported multimodal home rehabilitation | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
FIM motor subscale
Change of the Functional independence measure (FIM) motor subscale from baseline to follow-up (12 weeks after surgery) between intervention and control group.
The FIM motor subscale is a 13-item assessment tool ranging from a minimum of 13 points (dependence) to a maximum of 91 points (independence)
Measured: from baseline (day 1 post-surgery) to follow-up (12 weeks after surgery)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jun 2026
- Study startAug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completionSep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Hip SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital BernThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Open-label, assessor-blinded, non-inferiority randomized clinical trial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07658664
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BASEC 2026-D0032
- Acronym
- GRIMSEL
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 8 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Digitally Assisted Geriatric Home-rehabilitation in Older Patients After Hip Surgery (GRIMSEL): a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07658664
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GRIMSEL / BASEC 2026-D0032
- Conditions
- Hip Surgery, Rehabilitation Program, Geriatrics Rehabilitation, Digital Health Intervention
- Keywords
- functional independence, home-based rehabilitation, self-management, orthogeriatrics
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital BernUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week digitally supported, multimodal home rehabilitation program using the medical application Akina is as effective compared to routine care regarding functional independence in older adults undergoing hip surgery.
How is this multimodal home rehabilitation program received by patients? Is this multimodal home program at least as effective in terms of functional indpendence, muscle status, mobility and quality of life compared to routine care?
Researchers will compare the multimodal rehabilitation program using the application Akina to routine care to see if the program works to treat patients after hip surgery.
Participants will:
Undergo the rehab program at home or receive routine care (outpatient physiotherapy) for 12 weeks Visit the clinic after 6 and 12 weeks
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Open-label, assessor-blinded, non-inferiority randomized clinical trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Routine care | Active comparator | Other: routine careRoutine care (outpatient physiotherapy) |
| Digitally supported multimodal home rehabilitation | Experimental | Other: Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 55 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Community-dwelling adults aged 55 to 80 years
- Hospitalized for hip surgery with unrestricted weight bearing at University Hospital Bern
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Discharge to inpatient rehabilitation
- inability to comply with a rehabilitation program (e.g. comorbidity that prevents 30min light workout, major cognitive impairment)
- end-of life situation
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation programMultimodal personalized rehabilitation program including the medical application Akina and self-managed care based on a geriatric assessment | Other | Digitally supported multimodal home rehabilitation |
| routine careroutine care | Other | Routine care |
Primary outcome
FIM motor subscale
Time frame: from baseline (day 1 post-surgery) to follow-up (12 weeks after surgery)
Change of the Functional independence measure (FIM) motor subscale from baseline to follow-up (12 weeks after surgery) between intervention and control group. The FIM motor subscale is a 13-item assessment tool ranging from a minimum of 13 points (dependence) to a maximum of 91 points (independence)
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Jun 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Digitally supported multimodal rehabilitation program and routine care in people with Hip Surgery and Rehabilitation Program, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Anna K. Eggimann, PD Dr. med. (+41 31 632 21 11, anna.eggimann@insel.ch), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
FIM motor subscale (time frame: from baseline (day 1 post-surgery) to follow-up (12 weeks after surgery)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jun 2026.