Aging of the endocrine system and clinical outcome of frail elderly patients with fractures

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aging and frailty; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17358246
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Rome Tor Vergata

Brief Summary

2017 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28228654/ (added 05/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-25
• Study Completion: 2017-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients hospitalized in the Orthopedic Department after a hip fracture
2. Control subjects enrolled among outpatients evaluated at the Department of Medicine (Clinical Program on Atherosclerosis)
3. Age over 65 years

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of a malignancy or a history of previous cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified