Status:
RECRUITING
Trial of Social Work Services in Fracture Clinic Setting
Lead Sponsor:
Sheila Sprague
Collaborating Sponsors:
McMaster Surgical Associates
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Conditions:
Orthopaedic Fractures
Socioeconomic Factors
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Every year, many Canadians sustain a fracture that requires surgical treatment and results in a long recovery period. During this recovery period, patients may experience new or worsening mental healt...
Detailed Description
Each year, approximately 15% of Canadians experience an orthopaedic injury serious enough to affect their ability to engage in everyday activities. These injuries include fractures and dislocations th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria are:
- Aged 18 or older.
- Has fracture of the appendicular skeleton
- Fracture required surgical management.
- Fracture occurred within the past 12 weeks.
- 3\. Willing to comply with the protocol. 4. Willing to provide informed consent.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Incarceration.
- Expected injury survival of less than 6 months.
- Terminal illness with expected survival of less than 6 months.
- Currently enrolled in a trial that does not permit co-enrollment.
- Unable to engage in protocol in the languages available in the local cluster.
- Prior enrollment in the trial.
- Declined to provide informed consent.
- Not approached at (or prior to) the first post-surgery fracture clinic visit (missed participant).
- Other reason to exclude the patient, as approved by the Methods Centre.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 6 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06973655
Start Date
October 6 2025
End Date
June 1 2028
Last Update
December 10 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Centre
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
2
Hamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L2X2