Status:

RECRUITING

Cervical Myelopathy in Hip Fracture Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Indiana University

Conditions:

Cervical Myelopathy

Hip Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Recent evidence has demonstrated a high rate of undiagnosed cervical myelopathy in patients presenting with hip fractures from a ground level fall. Identification and treatment of cervical myelopathy ...

Detailed Description

Cervical myelopathy is compression of the cervical spinal cord which causes many things, but a common and prominent symptom is poor coordination/balance. This has been shown in multiple high quality s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient admitted to Eskenazi, Methodist, or IU North hospital for a hip fracture (femoral neck, intertrochanteric, subtrochanteric, or pertrochanteric fracture) that was caused by a ground level fall.

Exclusion

  • Neurologic or cognitive disorder explaining the fall (dementia, Parkinson's disease, delirium, etc.)
  • Syncopal fall or fall caused by stroke or a heart condition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 20 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06893406

Start Date

May 1 2025

End Date

March 20 2026

Last Update

October 31 2025

Active Locations (3)

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1

Indiana University North Hospital

Fishers, Indiana, United States, 46032

2

Eskenazi Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

3

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202