Clinical Trial: Institutional Registry of Hip Fracture in the Elderly

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Official Title: Institutional Registry of Hip Fracture in the Elderly

Brief Summary: 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.

Detailed Summary:

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


Sponsor: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Current Primary Outcome: mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: frailty (measured by the Rockwood Scale) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

It will performed once included in the Register the Rockwood Scale of Frailty and year follow-up after.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Dates:
Date Received: October 16, 2014
Date Started: November 2016
Date Completion: October 2020
Last Updated: February 23, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017