Institutional Registry of Hip Fracture in the Elderly

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hip Fracture

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02279550

1950

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to create an institutional and population-based registry of Hip fracture in the elderly with a prospective survey based on epidemiological data, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring and survival.

Full description

All patients over 65 years old who are admitted to the orthopedic and traumatology ward diagnosed with hip fracture will be assessed.

The generation of the list of potentially evaluable patients will be performed daily.

Once defined patient inclusion, an intern take oral informed consent and will proceed to complete the CRF.

Cohort will be followed at 3 months and a second follow-up at year.

Variables to be measured:

Patient Data Comorbidities Charlson score Scales functionality Factors prior to the fall Medications Trauma variables Complications Mortality

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients over 65 with hip fracture.
2. Admission to HIBA
3. Followed by any health care provider. -

Exclusion criteria

1 Patient refuses to participate in the registration or informed consent process

Trial design

2,000 participants in 1 patient group

hip fracture

Description:

aged \>65 with hip fracture