Trials / Withdrawn

WithdrawnNCT04755686

Effects of Fast-tracking Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients

Effects of Fast-tracking Hip Fracture Patients in Geriatric Medicine Wards on Complication Incidence and Time of Hospitalization

Status: Withdrawn
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 0 (actual)

Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex: All
Age: 65 Years
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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 shorter hospitalization for the patients.

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 to the complexity including many comorbidities in these patients, it is of great value that the care of these patients is optimal. Today, most of the patients with suspected hip fracture in the catchment area of Sahlgrenska University hospital, Gothenburg, are transported directly to the radiology unit. Thereafter, the patient waits in the emergency room (ER) for an othopedic examination before being admitted to primarily a geriatric medicine ward where they wait for the operation. The average waiting time in the ER is today around four hours. The current scientific evidence for fast-tracking hipfracture patients is limited. The aim of our randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of fast-tracking hip fracture patients at geraitric medicine wards compared to standard care regarding complication rate (primary endpoint), lenght of hospital stay and time to operation (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

Hip Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Fast-tracking

Timeline

Start date: 2013-06-01
Primary completion: 2016-06-01
Completion: 2017-06-01
First posted: 2021-02-16
Last updated: 2021-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden

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