Orthogeriatric co-management for older patients with a major osteoporotic fracture: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Improving care for older fragility fracture patients; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Fracture of unspecified body region

• Registration Number: ISRCTN20491828
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37018349/ (added 06/04/2023) 2023 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37711603/ (added 15/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 30 October 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 216

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 75 years and over at hospital admission
2. Admission on traumatology ward (E456) UZ Leuven due to new osteoporotic fracture: proximal femoral fracture, proximal humeral fracture, fracture of the pelvis/acetabulum, fracture of the thoracic/lumbar vertebrae (multiple fractures are allowed), fracture of the wrist

Exclusion Criteria

1. Does not speak and/or understand Dutch
2. Palliative care setting (<3 months prognosis)
3. Multiple fractures (exception multiple vertebral fractures at the same moment)
4. Reoperation for surgical complication
5. Periprosthetic fracture
6. Concomitant joint infection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified