nderstanding the pattern of pain relief medication being prescribed for patients who are discharged from the emergency department with a long-bone fracture
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- long-bone fractureInjuries and Accidents - Fractures
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000400662
- Lead Sponsor
- Emergency Department, Royal North Shore Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
•Patients 17 years of age and older
•Isolated long bone fracture (humerus, clavicle, tibia, fibula, radius, ulna)
•Discharged from the Emergency Department
•Available seven days after discharge to respond to the phone questionnaire
•Written consent obtained and willingness to comply with the study
Exclusion Criteria
•Were admitted to hospital
•Had future planned operative management (as these patients may receive received patient controlled analgesia (PCA), pain team consultation, or other analgesia after operative fixation
•Non-English- speaking patients
•Refusal of consent
•Assessed by a member of the ED Research team to not have the capacity to independently provide informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method