To determine the effectiveness of Skin Traction in the treatment of neck of femur fractures
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S720- Fracture of head and neck of femur
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/04/041771
- Lead Sponsor
- Rujuta Bhagat
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with neck of femur fracture
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with multiple fractures
2. Pathological fractures from neoplasm and abnormal neurological system
3. Patients with skin conditions and infections
4. Patients with peripheral vascular disease
5. Patients with cognitive impairment or cannot communicate
6. Patients who do not provide consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Severity of pain using: <br/ ><br>a.Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) <br/ ><br>b.Dose of Analgesics administered to the patient <br/ ><br>Timepoint: a.Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be used to assess the pain before the application of skin traction and every 8 hourly after application of skin traction for 24 hours before surgery and 24 hours after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /ATimepoint: N/A