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The value of nonoperative versus operative treatment of frail institutionalized elderly patient with a hip fracture in the shade of life (FRAIL-HIP); a multicenter observational study

Recruiting
Conditions
Proximal femoral fracture
Registration Number
NL-OMON23054
Lead Sponsor
oordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Department of Surgery
Brief Summary

one yet; study is ongoing

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria

1) Frail institutionalized elderly person (i.e., 70 years or older, living in a nursing home pretrauma, who either are malnutritioned (cachexia of BMI<18.5 kg/m2), or had mobility issues (FAC 2 or less), or have an ASA class of 4 or 5)

2) Acute proximal femoral fracture, confirmed on X-ray or CT-scan

Exclusion Criteria

1) Bilateral proximal femoral fractures

2) Periprosthetic fracture

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life, measured with the EuroQoL-5D
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life measured with the QUALIDEM; pain and pain medication; satisfaction of patient (or proxy) and caregivers with the management approach; time to death; direct medical costs.
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