Status:

TERMINATED

Influence of Bone Strength Measured by DensiProbe on Bone Related Fixation Failure

Lead Sponsor:

AO Clinical Investigation and Publishing Documentation

Conditions:

Femoral Fractures

Hip Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Hip fractures mostly occur in elderly people with low bone strength. Bone strength is determined by bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover, microarchitectural and geometrical properties of the bone...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients 50 years or older
  • Patients with trochanteric or femoral neck fractures, classified as: AO 31-A1, AO 31-A2, AO 31-A3, AO 31-B1, AO 31-B2, AO 31-B3
  • Patients undergoing fixation with DHS (135° aiming device, anti-rotational K-wire)
  • Patients willing to participate in the study according to the clinical investigation plan
  • Patients able to understand and read country national language at an elementary level
  • Signed written informed consent by the patient or legal guardian

Exclusion

  • Bilateral hip fractures (at present or in the past)
  • Open hip fracture
  • Any previous surgical procedures of the hip (ipsilateral / contralateral)
  • More than 7 days between injury and surgery
  • Polytrauma (multiple injuries, whereof one or the combination of several injuries is life-threatening)
  • Patients being pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Pathologic fractures
  • Active malignancy
  • Psychiatric disorders that would preclude reliable assessment (e.g. severe depression)
  • Drug or alcohol abuse
  • Patients having participated in any other device or drug related clinical trial within the previous month

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

198 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00822159

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

October 10 2011

Active Locations (8)

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Medizinische Universität

Innsbruck, Austria

2

Wilhelminenspital

Vienna, Austria

3

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, Germany

4

Friedrich-Schiller Universität

Jena, Germany