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Proximal Femoral FractureFEMONCT01673776

Multimodal Approach to Improve the Outcome of Patients With a Proximal Femoral Fracture

A study testing PulsioFlex® Monitoring in people with Proximal Femoral Fracture, run by Technical University of Munich at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to compare the outcome of patients with proximal femoral fractures with different perioperative regimes: a group with a multimodal intervention and a control group. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Proximal Femoral Fracture
What is being tested?
PulsioFlex® Monitoring
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
132 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Mar 2012to 15 Oct 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • proximal femoral fracture (femoral neck fracture/ pertrochanteric femoral fracture)
  • Age ≥ 60 years
  • written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • pathological fracture
  • multiple trauma
  • fracture during a hospital stay due to a different disease

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

    Munich, Bavaria, 81675

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Can a Multimodal Approach Improve the Outcome of Patients With a Proximal Femoral Fracture?

This study is designed to compare the outcome of patients with proximal femoral fractures with different perioperative regimes: a group with a multimodal intervention and a control group.

Read the detailed description

Femoral neck fractures constitute both a social and economic challenge. The one year mortality of affected patients amounts to 33%, wherein cardio-vascular complications are the major contributor. It is an objective of the present study to investigate whether a multi-modal perioperative intervention can improve the outcome of these patients.

We plan to carry out a prospective randomized controlled clinical study. Patients with an age above 60 years and proximal femoral fractures (femoral neck fractures or pertrochanteric femoral fractures) are to be included. These are divided into two groups, K and M. General anaesthesia is applied to both groups. In group K a commonly used therapy will be applied whereas in group M an intesified perioperative care will be carried out. The objectives are to provide sufficient analgesia, normotonia and normothermia. Hence, a femoral catheter is applied for pain therapy already preoperatively. Moreover, the pulmonal situation is improved by means of oxygen as needed. The cardiovascular situation is evaluated and optimized by means of extended hemodynamic monitoring both pre- and postoperatively. If needed, the nutrition of the patients is supplemented with highly caloric drinks.

A primary common endpoint is the appearance of postoperative complications. These include cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, pulmonal, renal and surgical complications. Secondary endpoints are mortality, duration of the stay at the hospital and intensive care duration. It is the objective of the study to reduce the probability for at least one postoperative complication from 50% to 25% (α=0,05 and 1-β=0,80). To this end 132 patients would have to be included in the study.

All participants are to be contacted by phone one year after the surgery and their health situation is to be determined.

Being tested
PulsioFlex® Monitoring
Keywords
Proximal femoral fracture, multimodal intervention, goal directed therapy (GDT), hemodynamic intervention, outcome
Medical subject headings
Proximal Femoral Fractures

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PulsioFlex® MonitoringDevice

    • goal directed therapy according to PulsioFlex® Monitoring- measurements
    • femoral catheter
    • extended perioperative monitoring
    • nutritional supplementation, (if necessary)
Study groups in NCT01673776
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
K groupNo interventioncommonly used therapy
M groupExperimentalmultimodal intervention
Receives: Device: PulsioFlex® Monitoring

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. postoperative complications

    postoperative complications: cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, pulmonal, renal and surgical complications

    Measured: The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 14 days

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. mortality

    Measured: 1 year

  2. duration of the stay at the hospital

    Measured: 1 year

  3. intensive care duration

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Aug 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2012
  3. Primary completionOct 2016
  4. Study completion15 Oct 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
132 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01673776
Sponsor's protocol ID
FEMO
Acronym
FEMO
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
20 Aug 2012
Last updated
8 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Pedersen SJ, Borgbjerg FM, Schousboe B, Pedersen BD, Jorgensen HL, Duus BR, Lauritzen JB; Hip Fracture Group of Bispebjerg Hospital. A comprehensive hip fracture program reduces complication rates and mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Oct;56(10):1831-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01945.x.

    PubMed 19054201
  • Hamilton MA, Cecconi M, Rhodes A. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of preemptive hemodynamic intervention to improve postoperative outcomes in moderate and high-risk surgical patients. Anesth Analg. 2011 Jun;112(6):1392-402. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181eeaae5. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

    PubMed 20966436
  • Schmid S, Blobner M, Haas B, Lucke M, Neumaier M, Anetsberger A, Jungwirth B. Perioperative multi-system optimization protocol in elderly hip fracture patients: a randomized-controlled trial. Can J Anaesth. 2019 Dec;66(12):1472-1482. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01475-9. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

    PubMed 31531828

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing PulsioFlex® Monitoring in people with Proximal Femoral Fracture, run by Technical University of Munich at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

postoperative complications (time frame: The participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 14 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01673776, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Aug 2018.

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