The HipPOCUS-trial
- Conditions
- Proximal femur fractures
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25001
- Lead Sponsor
- none
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. 18 years old or older.
2. Suspicion of proximal femur fracture.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Open fractures.
2. Unavailability or technical issues of the ultrasound device.
3. Hip fracture already diagnosed before patient arrival to the ED.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study endpoint is the diagnostic value of POCUS for hip fractures. This will be measured by measuring: the sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), the positive predictive value (PPV). Positive likelihood ratio (LR+) and negative likelihood ratio (LR-).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - To investigate whether the suspicion of fracture by the physician is (correctly) altered<br>after POCUS<br>- To research which POCUS findings best support the presence or absence of a<br>fracture.<br>- To study which POCUS view is most suitable for determining the presence or absence<br>of a fracture.