Status:
WITHDRAWN
Effects of Fast-tracking Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Conditions:
Hip Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether fast-tracking hip fracture patients to geriatric medicine wards, as opposed to standard care at the emergency room, results in less complications and ...
Detailed Description
Each year about 18000 persons in Sweden suffer from a hip fracture. These people are often among the oldest and have many complicating diseases. The one-year mortality after hip fracture is 20%. Due t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients with low energy trauma with pain at the hip and/or groin AND
- respiratory frequency: 8-25/minute AND
- saturation: 90% or higher on air AND
- pulse: 50-119 beats per minute AND
- systolic blood pressure: \>90 mmHg AND
- level of consciousness: Reaction level scale (RLS) 1 or Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 14-15 AND
- plasma-glucose: 3,0-25 mmol/l
Exclusion
- We will exclude patients based on the following criteria:
- distal status affected
- suspicion of other simultaneous fracture
- suspicion of head trauma or affected consciousness
- suspicion of acute cardiac disease
- signs of acute cardiac ischemia in electrocardiogram
- generalized symtoms, except for pain in the hip
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04755686
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
June 1 2017
Last Update
February 16 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal
Gothenburg, Sweden