Fractured Hip Infection Trial: FHIT- low vs. high dose antibiotic impregnated cement in the treatment of patients with fractured neck of femur

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fracture of neck of femur / Surgical site infection / orthopaedic; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Fracture of neck of femur

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25633145
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2013 protocol in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24344672 2. 2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27803231

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-21
• Study Completion: 2013-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 848

Inclusion Criteria

All trauma orthopaedic patients (age 18 and over) who require a hip hemiarthroplasty for a fractured neck of femur will be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under 18

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Deep surgical site infection as defined by the Health Protection Agency

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Superficial surgical site infection as defined by the Health Protection Agency<br>2. Length of stay<br>3. Surgeon grade will be documented as consultant orthopaedic surgeon, specialist trainee or core training doctor.<br>4. Admission to high dependency unit<br>5. All complications will be recorded<br><br>All baseline data will be summarised descriptively by treatment group.