Status:
COMPLETED
Skin Traction Versus Position Splint in Patients With Hip Fracture
Lead Sponsor:
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
Conditions:
Hip Fractures
Complication of Traction Procedure
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this prospective, randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of preoperative skin traction and position splint on pain, comfort, complications, difficulty level of nursing interv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being inpatient who were planned the surgery due to the hip fracture (caput femur fracture, collum femur fracture, femur intertrochanteric fracture and subtrochanteric fracture) diagnosis in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic
- Being 50 years old or more
- Patients who speak and literate in Turkish
- Patients who gave informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Any condition that emerges an obstacle for verbal and written interaction during data collection phase
- Unable to perform written or verbal communication in Turkish
- Withdrawal from the study due to medical reasons or death, at his/her will prior to preoperative data collection
- Urgent non-elective surgery
- Physician decision that do accept the method of immobilization assigned to the patient as appropriate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02287571
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2014
Last Update
November 10 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Gulhane Military Medical Academy
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06018