Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly

Completed

• Conditions: Pelvic Fracture

• Registration Number: NCT03476824
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

The aim of the project is to predict the patient under conservative therapy as a function of the patient Classification of Rommens and Hofmann and other potential prognostic factors. A corresponding prognostic score may be used in the future by patients and attending physicians support joint decision between surgical and conservative treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-26
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• Pelvic fracture after low-energy trauma
• Treatment in the years 2006 to 2016
• patients equal to or older than 60 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Pelvic fracture after a high-energy space
• Pathological fracture in the area of a tumor or a bony metastasis
• Existence of a documented refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
loss of independence	from pelvic fracture until year 1	loss of independence defined as number of patients leaving their own home and starting to live in a retirement home or asylum within one year after pelvic fracture
mortality	from pelvic fracture until year 1	number of patients who died within one year after pelvic fracture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Switzerland, Traumatology; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland