Status:
COMPLETED
Is the Rate of Early Mobilisation in Hip Fracture Patients Using Alfentanil Better Than Standard Opioid Analgesia?
Lead Sponsor:
NHS Lothian
Conditions:
Hip Injuries
Hip Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
Hip fracture injuries are linked with increased morbidity, frailty, and mortality risk. Studies have shown that in hip fracture surgery, early mobilisation confers better pain control, 30-day complica...
Detailed Description
Hip fractures are amongst the most common orthopaedic injuries. These fractures predominantly occur in the elderly population, secondary to osteoporosis. Projection studies from across the world sugge...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Listed for urgent hip fracture surgery - dynamic hip screw/cannulated hip screw/hemiarthroplasty/total hip arthroplasty/intramedullary nail
- Sustained an insufficiency/low energy type hip fracture
- Male or female aged over 60
- Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Pathological or periprosthetic hip fracture
- Mechanism of injury for hip fracture was of high energy
- Patient is unable to comply with the study protocol or functional assessments
- Patients aged less than 60
- Patients who were wheelchair bound prior to injury
- Inability to understand the patient information for the study, provide written informed consent or answer study questionnaires for cognitive or language reasons
- Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the participants at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the result of the study, or the participant's ability to participate in the study.
- Enrolment in existing research studies
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 4 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 18 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06212622
Start Date
March 4 2024
End Date
July 18 2024
Last Update
December 6 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom, EH16 4SA