Pain Assessment and Management of the Cognitively Impaired Older Person Presenting to Emergency Departments with suspected long bone fracture

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pain assessment of patients over 64 years of age with cognitive impairment who present to the emergency department with suspected long bone fracture.; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000997752
• Lead Sponsor: Research and Practice Development Unit, Northern Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 484

Inclusion Criteria

People over 64 years of age who present to the Emergency Department with suspected long bone fracture.

Exclusion Criteria

Triage Category 1, multi-trauma and haemodynamic or respiratory instability.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified