NCT06614478

Frailty, Hip Fractures and Inflammatory Biomarkers

Frailty in Hip Fracture Patients Treated With Surgery; the Role of Simple Inflammatory Biomarkers. An Observational Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We ought to investigate if hip fracture patients suffering from frailty have higher inflammatory burden according to simple inflammatory biomarkers.

Detailed description

Frailty (F) is a prevalent syndrome among elderly patient with hip fractures (HF) and has been linked to poor prognosis. Inflammatory biomarkers have been used as prognostic indexes in patients with HF. We ought to investigate if hip fracture patients suffering from frailty have higher inflammatory burden according to simple inflammatory biomarkers.

Conditions

• Frailty
• Hip Fracture
• Inflammatory Biomarkers

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2024-09-26
• Last updated: 2024-09-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Greece