Specialty: Infectious diseases and microbiology, Primary sub-specialty: Infection prevention
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomised to one of two groups in a 1:1 ratio using an online system (MACRO).
Resistive Fabric Warming (RFW) group: Participants receive Resistive Fabric Warming (RF
Sponsors
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Provision of informed consent OR consultee declaration 2. Aged 60 years or over 3. Presenting with fracture of the hip 4. Scheduled to undergo hemiarthroplasty
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous surgery or infection of the affected hip 2. Hip fractures related to polytrauma 3. Patients managed without hemiarthroplasty 4. Receiving an investigational medicinal product related to infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Recruitment rate is recorded as the number of eligible participantswho consent to participate in the study within 90 days of surgery. 2. Definitive deep surgical site infection (SSI) rate is measured through clinical observations within 90 days of surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) rate is measured through clinical observations within 90 days of surgery 2. Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) rate is assessed using temperature measurements during surgery 3. Health Economic assessment is assessed using length of hospital stay, patient reported outcome measures for quality of life score (EQ-5D-5L), resource utilisation and serious adverse events (SAEs) including death within 90 days of surgery | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Scarborough
Outcome results
None listed