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Filter by:This pilot project will address the gaps in knowledge regarding the effect of anesthetic technique on the risk of delirium through an adequately-powered trial employing standardized regimens for treatment and outcome assessment to test the hypothesis that use of spinal versus general anesthesia decreases the risk of delirium after hip fracture surgery.
The purpose of this study was to assess if bimagrumab is safe and effective in patients with muscle wasting (atrophy) after hip fracture surgery.
The main hypothesis of this clinical trial is that the use of intra-articular tranexamic acid and the fibrin glue plus usual hemostasis will reduce at least a 25% the postoperative blood loss with respect to usual hemostasis in patients undergoing subcapital femoral fractures.
Every day, more than 40 Australian break their hip, Most are over the age of sixty five. Hip fractures are a significant problem for the older people, the hospital system and community as a whole because of the increasing numbers of fractures and the cost of hospitalisation and ongoing care. After one year, less than half of all people with a hip fracture can walk as well as they did before the fracture. Physiotherapy in the acute hospital setting is an integral part of patient care, although the intensity of physiotherapy a patient receives is variable and the optimal number of treatment sessions per day remains unknown. Studies in other patient groups have shown that increased physiotherapy can improve patient outcomes by increasing muscle strength and mobility. It can also reduce the negative effects of bed rest such as muscle wasting, blood clots in the lungs or leg veins and chest infections such as pneumonia. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an intensive physiotherapy program in hip fracture patients to further understand this and the effect it has on patient function. In this research the investigators will randomly allocate patients into 2 groups; usual care and intensive physiotherapy. The usual care group will have physiotherapy treatment daily whereas the intensive physiotherapy group will have an additional daily treatment by a physiotherapist as well as a daily treatment by an allied health assistant. The objectives are to achieve better functional outcomes in the patient's hospital stay (ie improved mobility), reduce the time for patients to be physically ready to go home, increase the number of patients able to go directly home or to fast stream rehabilitation (rather than a slow stream option). If increased intensity of physiotherapy is found to improve patient's mobility outcomes, this research will provide the confidence to endorse a change to current clinical practice.
The purpose of this study is to compare two analgesic methods performed preoperatively to assist positioning patients for performance of spinal anesthesia, namely fascia iliaca blockade and intravenous fentanyl.
HIP ATTACK is an international randomized controlled trial of 3000 patients with a hip fracture that requires a surgical intervention. This trial will determine the effect of accelerated medical clearance and accelerated surgery compared to standard care on the 90-day risk of mortality and major perioperative complication (i.e., a composite of mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal pulmonary embolism, nonfatal pneumonia, nonfatal sepsis, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal life-threatening and major bleeding).
Hip VISION (Pilot Study) is a Prospective Observational Cohort Study to evaluate the incidence of overall and cause-specific mortality among consecutive patients aged ≥ 18 years presenting with hip fracture to the Juravinski Hospital of the Hamilton Health Sciences. This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a larger prospective international cohort study. After eligibility has been confirmed and informed consent has been obtained, participants will be registered in the study. Troponin level, complete blood counts and serum creatinine level will be collected at day 1 through day 10 post admission. CAM instrument will be employed at admission and once daily post admission day 1 through day 10. FIM Instrument will be administered within 72 hours of admission to establish pre-fracture functional independence and disability. Patients will be contacted by research personnel by telephone 30 days after study registration.
The purpose of this study is evaluate the efficacy of perioperative continuous lumbar plexus block in reducing the risk of cardiac ischemic events of elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures, expressed as a reduction of ischemic events per subject.
The study hypothesis is that nutritional supplementation together with bisphosphonates have a better preserving effect on bone mineral density (BMD) after hip fracture than bisphosphonates alone and that nutritional supplementation given postoperatively for 6 months preserve lean body mass in elderly hip fracture patients.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether is is feasible and acceptable to deliver a telephone based coaching intervention compared with education alone in community dwelling older adults (age 60 and older) after a fall related hip fracture.