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NCT Number: NCT01487772

Improving Quality of Care for Hip-Fracture Patients: Studies on Fast-track Surgery

The aims of the studies are to examine the impact of delayed time to surgery for hip-fracture patients with regard to in-hospital complication rate and one-year mortality and to evaluate two different fast-track systems for hip-fracture patients with regard to patient outcome, complication rate and patient satisfaction.

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Key information

Conditions

Hip Fractures Femoral Fractures Fractures, Bone Hip Injuries Leg Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Danderyd Hospital

Stockholm, 182 88, Sweden

About this study

The aims of the studies are to examine the impact of delayed time to surgery for hip-fracture patients with regard to in-hospital complication rate and one-year mortality and to evaluate two different fast-track systems, the hip process pathway and the ambulance process pathway, for hip-fracture patients with regard to patient outcome, complication rate and patient satisfaction.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hip fracture

Exclusion criteria

  • Periprosthetic fractures
  • Pathological fractures

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Complication rate

    Time frame: 3-months

    The 3-month medical complication rate

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mortality rate

    Time frame: 1-year

    One-year mortality rate

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Danderyd Hospital

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Q-HIP

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Dec 7, 2011
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2014

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