An investigation in people aged 60 years and over with a hip fracture to determine whether fixing the broken hip bone or replacing the hip joint gives the patient a better quality of life after 4 months
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Minimally displaced intracapsular hip fractureMusculoskeletal DiseasesFracture of neck of femur
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN28566489
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 878
Inclusion Criteria
Platform inclusion:
All patients 60 years of age and over presenting to a WHiTE recruitment centre for treatment of a hip fracture
Additional inclusion criteria for FRUITI:
A minimally displaced intracapsular hip fracture that in the opinion of the treating surgeon may benefit from surgical treatment
Exclusion Criteria
Platform:
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Additional exclusion criteria for FRUITI:
1. The fracture is only apparent on cross-sectional imaging
2. In the opinion of the treating surgeon the fracture cannot be fixed without a reduction manoeuvre
3. The fracture is complicated by local tumour deposits
4. There is clinically relevant pre-existing osteoarthrosis (OA) of the ipsilateral hip joint
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method