Drug Interactions and Hip Fracture Risk in Older Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- drug interaction
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures
- Sponsor
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
- Enrollment
- 9721
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- hip fracture
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Older people are in great risk of hip fracture for multiple reasons. Also they often are on medications for medical conditions. Hip fracture risk increases in relation to some medications. When older peoples take 2 or more medications they are in increase risk of hip fracture.
Detailed Description
In this study the investigators describe medication intake profile and identify older people risk of hip fracture in relation to their medication when they are taken together.
Investigators
CRISTINA MARIA ELIZONDO
Principal Investigator
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •\* Affiliated patients to the HMO Plan de Salud Hospital Italiano at least 6 months affiliated.
- •older than 64 years old
- •\* affiliated between 01/07/2014 al 31/12/2019.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pathological Hip fracture
- •bilateral elective hip replacement previous study period
Arms & Interventions
Cases with hip fracture
Patients afiliated to a HMO Plan de Salud Hospital Italiano who presented hip fracture between 2014 and 2019
Intervention: drug interaction
controls without hip fracture
Patients afiliated to a HMO Plan de Salud Hospital Italiano without hip fracture between 2014 and 2019
Intervention: drug interaction
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
hip fracture
Time Frame: 1 year
non pathological hip fracture