Evaluation of Health and Social Interventions Aimed to Old People Discharged From Hospital After a Hip or Wrist Fracture Due to a Fall

Completed

• Conditions: Wrist Fracture; Hip Fracture; Elderly
• Interventions: Procedure: Surgery or non-invasive procedure (reduction of the fracture, immobilization, stabilization)

• Registration Number: NCT02802358
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo

Brief Summary

Objectives: To describe social and health care provided to our older patients who have been admitted in the emergency department (ED) after suffering from a hip or wrist fracture due to a fall. To compare among the different hospitals and town halls, the health and social care that participants received. To compare the functional dependency and health related quality of life (HRQoL) presented by the patients immediately and six months after a fall.

Methodology: Prospective Cohort study. One hundred and fifty patients suffering from each type of fracture (hip or wrist) will be recruited consecutively in the Basque Health System's participant hospitals sub-project. Within 3 sub-projects, more than 3000 cases are expected to be collected. Data will be collected from ED and hospital clinical records and by means of questionnaires to measure functional dependency (Barthel and Lawton indexes) and HRQoL (SF-36) requesting information on status before the fall, immediately and six months later. In addition to this, data referred to care provided to the patients by traumatologist, rehabilitation or primary care provider as well as social services in their homes after the index episode will be collected.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Status Verified: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-06-13
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 2016-06-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1824

Inclusion Criteria

• Hip or wrist fracture due to an accidental fall.
• Providing informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Physical or psychological impairments that would prevent patients from properly completing the questionnaires.
• Syncope.
• No acceptance for taking part in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hip fracture	Surgery or non-invasive procedure (reduction of the fracture, immobilization, stabilization)	Patients with a hip fracture due to an accidental fall
Wrist fracture	Surgery or non-invasive procedure (reduction of the fracture, immobilization, stabilization)	Patients with a wrist fracture due to an accidental fall

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaires to measure change in the functionality of the elderly	Before and 6 months after the fall

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaire to measure change in the health-related quality of life of the elderly	Before and 6 months after the fall
Questionnaire to measure change in the performance of activities of daily living	Before and 6 months after the fall