Specialty: Ageing, Primary sub-specialty: Ageing
Conditions
Interventions
Ten hospitals from five regions will be assigned either active or control status (five hospitals per arm). Each region will have two hospitals, one active and one control. Active arm study hospitals w
Sponsors
University of East Anglia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient must have had a confirmed proximal hip fracture requiring an operation and be aged 60 or older at time of operation 2. Patient has a pre-op AMTS of 8 or below (including those with 0 because of an inability to answer questions) 3. Patient must have a ‘suitable informant’ (e.g. relative, unpaid or paid carer, care home manager) who has a minimum of once a week face-to-face contact with the patient and is able, and consents to, provide information on proxy measures 4. Patient and a ‘suitable informant’ must be recruited into the trial within 5 days of the hip fracture operation 5. Patient must spend a minimum of 5 days on the study ward
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Decision taken not to have hip surgery 2. Patient not expected to survive beyond 4 weeks and therefore it is unlikely that follow-up data will be collected
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility outcomes: 1. Recruitment rate 2. Retention rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
England, Scotland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed