Specialty: Injuries and emergencies, Primary sub-specialty: Injuries and emergencies
Conditions
Interventions
Patients with a fracture of the hip will present at the trial centres to undergo surgery on the next planned trauma operating list. At the end of their surgery they will be randomised to one of two gr
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 65 years or older 2. Patients that have a hip fracture requiring surgical treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients having percutaneous screw fixation of an undisplaced intracapsular fracture of the hip.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Deep Infection, using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention definition of a “deep surgical site infection”; that is, a wound infection involving the tissues deep to the skin that occurs within 30 days post surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Rate of Mortality 2. Health-related quality of life is measured using the EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaire at baseline and 4 months post-surgery 3. Complications and surgical interventions related to the index wound are measured using questionnaires at 4 months 4. Cost consequences and resource use (NHS costs, patient's out-of-pocket expenses) are measured using a short questionnaire at four months post injury 5. Mobility is measured using questionnaires at the baseline and 4 month CRF 6. Residential status is measured using questionnaire at baseline and at 4 months 7. Recruitment rate is measured using questionnaire at baseline 8. Retention rate is measured using screening logs at baseline The core outcome set available via [http://www.comet-initiative.org/studies/details/274] has been consulted in the construction of the study outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactLucy Sansom
Outcome results
None listed