Understanding recovery after hip fracture for older adults with dementia
Developing a Novel Analytical Toolbox to Tackle Multifaceted Statistical Challenges in Analyzing Post-Fracture Recovery Trajectories in Older Adults with ADRD
The team will build new data tools to better predict and explain recovery patterns after hip fracture for older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Maryland Baltimore NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11325835 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are an older adult with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia who has had a hip fracture, this project aims to improve how doctors understand and predict your recovery. Researchers will develop new statistical methods — an analytical toolbox — and apply them to large hospital and Medicare datasets to follow recovery over time. They will compare patient-level and hospital-level factors to find patterns that explain why some people recover quickly while others have prolonged disability. This work uses existing health records rather than testing a treatment, but the findings could support more personalized transitional care and better resource planning.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates for the data analyses are U.S. adults aged 65+ with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias who experienced a hip fracture and appear in Medicare or participating hospital records.
Not a fit: People without dementia, younger than 65, or those seeking a new medical treatment for their fracture are unlikely to get direct benefit from this analytical research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these tools could help clinicians tailor post-fracture care so more people with dementia regain function faster and spend more days at home.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has used Medicare data and predictive models to study hip fracture outcomes, but focusing on dementia-related recovery patterns with new statistical tools is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
Baltimore, United States
- University of Maryland Baltimore — Baltimore, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chen, Chixiang — University of Maryland Baltimore
- Study coordinator: Chen, Chixiang
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.