Frailty, Hip Fractures and Inflammatory Biomarkers

University of Thessaly

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hip Fracture; Frailty; Inflammatory Biomarkers

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06614478

Frailty and hip fractures

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >65 years, ASA PS I-III, non- institutionalized, able to communicate patients

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with severe cognitive dysfunction, those treated conservatively, those with pathological fractures and patients who refused to participate

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

hip fracture patients treated with surgery

Description:

Hip fracture patients treated with surgery. Frailty will be categorized based on the validated Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI)