Risk Factors and Complications Contributing to Mortality in Elderly Patients With Fall-Induced Femoral Fracture

Completed

• Conditions: Femoral Fractures
• Interventions: Other: Survival; Other: Death

• Registration Number: NCT03822000
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

This study aimed to identify the risk factors and complications associated with mortality in elderly patients with femoral fracture after a fall from the ground level.

Detailed Description

This retrospective study reviewed data pertaining to elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted into a Level I trauma center, between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent effects of univariate predictive variables on the occurrence of mortality.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-28
• Study Completion: 2019-01-28
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2407

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with a fall from ≥1 m as well as those for whom incomplete data were available.

Exclusion Criteria

• those patients with a fall from ≥1 m
• patients with incompleted data

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elderly Patients with Femoral Fracture	Survival	Elderly patients with fall-induced femoral fracture. Patients were categorized into two groups: death (n = 42) and survival (n = 2,365).
Elderly Patients with Femoral Fracture	Death	Elderly patients with fall-induced femoral fracture. Patients were categorized into two groups: death (n = 42) and survival (n = 2,365).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	up tp 2 months	Mortality was used as the primary outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Kaohsiung, Taiwan