Determinants of Function and Clinically Important Outcomes in Proximal Humerus Fractures

London Health Sciences Centre

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Humeral Fractures, Proximal

Treatments: Other: Observational

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02212600

DECIPHER

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed project will be a multi-centre, prospective observational study to determine the prognosis and determinants of functional outcomes of patients with proximal humerus fractures. Approximately 10 centres will participate in this observational cohort, each enrolling at least 50 patients over the course of 2 years.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

males and females age 50 years or older (no uper age limit) presenting with an acute displaced or undisplaced proximal humerus fracture

Exclusion criteria

pathologic fractures patients likely to be lost before completing follow-up patients who do not provide consent patients who do not speak English and who do not have a translator that will be available during consent discussion and at each follow-up.

Trial design

500 participants in 1 patient group

Population

Description:

We will include male and female patients who are over 50 years of age and who have an acute, displaced or undisplaced proximal humerus fracture caused by low energy trauma

Treatment:

Other: Observational