Quality of life after open fracture of the leg bones

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Open lower extremity fractures; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Fracture of lower limb, level unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN31179727
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-06
• Study Completion: 2024-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted with an open lower limb fracture

Exclusion Criteria

Patients unable to consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life measured with the 5-Dimension EuroQol (EQ-5D-3L) and Short Form 12 (SF-12) instruments twice during the acute admission. For the first assessment patients will be asked to appraise their quality of life before their injury and for the second assessment their quality of life at present while an inpatient. This assessment will be repeated at 3 months and 12 months post-injury.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical outcomes (wound infection, deep infection, non-union, amputation) collected from clinical notes during the period of time that the patient is enrolled in the study (12 months)