View clinical trials related to Hip Fractures.
Filter by:Hip Fracture is a common orthopedic emergency in elderly people, which causes moderate to severe pain. Until now, different methods of pain treatment have been used, including pain-killer medication, which given in to the vein, and a nerve block.. A nerve block is the defined as injection of a freezing/numbing medication (local anesthetic) around the nerve area in order to stop pain. Painkiller medications by themselves are not enough to stop pain, especially the pain that start with movement. At the Toronto Western hospital, patients with hip fracture will generally receive a fascia iliac block (FIB) within 24 hours of hospital admission as a standard of care. Fascia iliaca block is a nerve block done by injecting local anestheticat the level of the groin. This done to provide pain relief and is done either in the emergency room or in the inpatient area. Studies have shown that nerves supplying other areas in the hip may be blocked to relive hip pain fracture. Additional to this method, there is a newer type of nerve block, called the femoral articular branch block (FAB) that aim to block the nerves supplying the hip joint. This new block has been described based on better understanding of the anatomy of the nerves that control hip pain. This block consists on an injection in the groin at a similar location as the Fascia iliaca block except that the needle has to go slightly deeper (by a few centimeters) to reach a better target. Based on the current understanding on anatomy it is possible that this new technique may provide better pain control than a Fascia Iliaca Block. The purpose of the study is to investigate the degree of pain relief achieved by the two different nerve block techniques: 1) Fascia iliaca block (FIB) and 2) Femoral and AON articular branches block (FAB).
This study compares general to regional anesthesia concerning morbidity and mortality in patients older than or equal to 65 years old who receive clopidogrel and are to be submitted in hip fracture surgery. Half of participants will receive general anesthesia the first 48 hours and the other half will receive regional anesthesia after 5 days of the discontinuation of clopidogrel.
1. To Compare overall rates of second hip fractures in both genders, 2. To determine the effect of hip fracture on proximal femoral volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), bone structure and muscle by quantitative computed tomography(QCT), 3. To evaluate the contribution of QCT-image analysis to the prediction of the second hip fracture risk. 4. To identify the differences between femoral neck fracture and trochanter fracture following hip fracture
A number of studies for clinical pathway (CP) after hip fracture have been suggested to improve post-fracture outcome. However, CP is not carried out properly in most countries due to inadequate system and awareness, and lack of interdisciplinary approach among orthopaedists, geriatricians and rehabilitation specialists. Thus, we developed Fragility fracture integrated rehabilitation management (FIRM), a new standardized guideline and the multidisciplinary fragility fracture care based on the clinical rehabilitation pathway and conducted a prospective study to evaluate the effects of FIRM compared to conventional rehabilitation.
This study is going to research the hypothesis that to strengthen the comprehensive treatment of perioperative anesthesia is possible to improve the prognosis of patients with hip fracture and reduce mortality. This is a randomized controlled pilot study aimed to elderly patients with hip fracture on one side and needing surgical treatment.
Most surviving hip-fracture patients experience reduced mobility and lose their functional ability, which increases the risk of complications and rehospitalization. Post-discharge transitional programs to reduce readmissions have shown some success. Telerehabilitation refers to the use of technologies to provide rehabilitation services to people in their homes. Considering the need for long-term follow-up care for people with hip fracture, in-home telerehabilitation could increase independence, decrease hospital stays and reduce the burden for caregivers. The purpose of this three armed randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention program based on telerehabilitation on ADL, QOL, depression and burden on caregivers compared to face-to-face home visits and usual care of community-dwelling older adults after hip fracture. 90 older people with hip fractures will be randomly assigned to a telerehabilitation group (N=30), face-to-face visits (N=30) and a control group. The aim of the intervention is to improve the transition from rehabilitation units to community dwelling. It will include 10 videoconferencing/ face-to-face sessions from an occupational therapist in the presence of the primary caregiver. Each session will be utilized to guide the participants to achieve their self-identified goals, focusing on problem-solving for daily life situations and on the ability to implement the discussed strategies for a variety of activities
Hip fracture is a global public health problem. The postoperative mortality and disability rate of hip fracture is high, and early surgery is still the most effective treatment method, but these patients are often associated with concurrent heart and lung and other organ dysfunction, anesthesia and surgery are extremely risky, mainly associated with high incidence of complications in the pulmonary and cardiovascular system, and anesthesia plays a vital role in ensuring that these patients can safely and effectively get through the perioperative period. The research on the relationship between anesthetic methods and hip fracture surgery prognosis mainly focuses on comparison between neuraxial anesthesia (including spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia) and general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation until now. In addition to general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and neuraxial anesthesia, ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block has been widely used in hip fracture surgery in recent years, especially for some high-risk patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunction. However, it is not clear whether ultrasound-guided combined lumbar plexus and sacral plexus block with sedative anesthesia can improve the prognosis of elderly patients with hip fracture, and in this study, we plan to make a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial to compare the effects of general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and ultrasound-guided combined lumbar plexus and sacral plexus block with sedative anesthesia on the prognosis of elderly patients with hip fracture to clarify the clinical value of combined lumbar plexus and sacral plexus block with sedative anesthesia in elderly patients with hip fracture.
Most surviving hip-fracture patients experience reduced mobility and lose their functional ability, which increases the risk of complications and rehospitalization. Post-discharge transitional programs to reduce readmissions have shown some success. Telerehabilitation refers to the use of technologies to provide rehabilitation services to people in their homes. Considering the need for long-term follow-up care for people with hip fracture, in-home telerehabilitation could increase independence, decrease hospital stays and reduce the burden for caregivers. The purpose of the pilot study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the research methods evaluating telerehabilitation with adults who have experienced hip fracture, in preparation for a larger randomized controlled study. A one-group (N=6) pre-test/post-test design is currently being constructed. Results of the pilot study will be used to determine what adaptations to the design may be required to ensure successful implementation. Recruitment, retention and attendance rates, as well as percentages completing the outcome measures, will be examined to plan the time frame of the main trial. The intervention will include 10 videoconferencing sessions from an occupational therapist in the presence of the primary caregiver. Each session will be utilized to guide the participants to achieve their self-identified goals, focusing on problem-solving for daily life situations and on the ability to implement the discussed strategies for a variety of activities.
The aim of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that single dose of tranexamic acid (TXA) preoperatively will lower blood loss and transfusion rate in elderly patients with hip fractures (intertrochanteric or Subcapital), that will be treated with intramedullary nailing and cemented hemiarthroplasty respectively. After application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients will be randomized in two groups. Group 1 will include patients that receive preoperatively single dose of TXA (15mg/kg) and Group 2 will include patients that receive normal saline (control group).
Evaluation of gastric contents in fasted elderly patients with hip fracture. The gastric contents will be examined by using ultrasonography in fasted elderly patients scheduled for hip fracture surgery. The primary outcome is the number of patients with stomach contents, and the secondary outcome is the component of residual gastric contents.