Challenges of Hip Fracture Care in Developing Countries. Experience at a Level 3 Center in Panama

Completed

• Conditions: Hip Fractures

• Registration Number: NCT03130673
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital del Niño "Dr. José Renán Esquivel"

Brief Summary

An observational study using the information records at the Hospital Regional Rafael Hernandez, in Chiriqui, Panama, that will help to analyze the epidemiology and early treatments results of hip fracture patients treated in this institution.

Detailed Description

Hip fractures are a major public health concern due to increasing ageing of the population, rising costs and associated morbidity and mortality. The problem is more serious in developing countries, because of limited economic and technical resources available. The aim of the following study is to analyze the epidemiology and early treatment results of hip fracture patients treated in our unit.

This study will be done at the Hospital Rafael Hernandez Regional Hospital, a third level facility located in the province of Chiriqui, Republic of Panama. It is a retrospective observational study.

For this the study will use the hospital records, including imaging studies were reviewed, including the Singh Index, and all relevant data will be analyzed with SPSS 21 software.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-09-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-26
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-30
• Study Completion: 2017-12-31
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

• All hip fractures

Exclusion Criteria

• All other fractures and no recorded survey

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anatomical classified action of the Fracture	6 months	kind of proximal femoral fracture as sub trochanteric, intertrochanteric or subcapital

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Osteoporosis	6 months	Severe, mild, light
Sex	6 months	male or female
Age	6 months	years old of the patient when he or she has the fracture
Energy of Trauma	6 months	IF it was high energy or low energy trauma
Comorbidities	6 months	Diseases of the patient (diabetes, hight blood pressure, others)
Average length of stay	6 months	Time frame that the patient stayed at the hospital

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Panama Children Hospital; 🇵🇦 Panama, Panama