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A New Clinical Pathway for Patients With Fractured Neck of Femur

NCT00667914 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 397

Last updated 2019-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The intention is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-factorial medical treatment of patients with hip fractures in a specially designed unit for elderly hip fracture patients (orthogeriatric unit) as compared to traditional care in an orthopedic unit.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture
  • Aged

Interventions

PROCEDURE

geriatric work-up

Pre- and postoperative treatment of hip-fracture patients in an orthogeriatric unit(geriatric evaluation and management)

PROCEDURE

Orthopedic care as usual

treatment in ordinary orthopedic unit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Research Council of Norway

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Olav Sletvold, MD. Ph D · Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-05-31

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