NCT02287571

Skin Traction Versus Position Splint in Patients With Hip Fracture

The Effects of Preoperative Skin Traction and Position Splint on Pain, Comfort and Satisfaction in Patients With Hip Fracture

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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 interventions, satisfaction from treatment and nursing care in patients with hip fracture. The sample is comprised of 34 patients with hip fracture in each group, totally 68 patients. Skin traction and position splint were applied after block randomization. Data regarding pain, comfort, satisfaction from care, immobilization comfort, complications, time of operation and hospitalization time were collected after intervention.

Conditions

• Hip Fractures
• Complication of Traction Procedure
• Pain
• Splints

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Derotation splint	This group is the actual intervention group.
DEVICE	elastic bandage	This group is the routine treatment (control) valid in the clinical practice.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-03-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2014-11-10
• Last updated: 2014-11-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)