Fall, Fracture and Frailty

NCT05712252 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2022-01997-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project aims to improve the global outcome for an aging individual after a traumatic fall, through identifying conditions contributing to a fall and promoting recovery and rehabilitation. Through better understanding 'falling phenotype', the ultimate aim is to prevent future complications, as well as new falls and fractures in the growing older population.

Conditions

Fall Injury; Hip Fractures; Risk Reduction; Osteoporosis, Osteopenia; Frailty

Keywords

Falls; Fracture; Frailty; Orthogeriatric

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Mortality

  The number of deaths during follow-up

  One year after admission to hospital

• Re-admission

  Number of re-admissions to emergency centre or in-patient ward due to a new fall (primarily) or complications related previous fall/fracture

  One year after admission to hospital

• Other adverse events

  Other adverse events that are not included in outcome measure 1 or 2, such as infection, new falls, fractures, or complications from previous fall/fracture, or other medical complications. These can be further grouped by whether the events occur in in-patient or out-patient care.

  One year after admission to hospital

Study Arms (2)

Fallers without a fracture

Individuals who obtain no fracture.

Fallers with a fracture

Individuals who obtain one or several fractures through fall. This group can be further subgrouped according to type of fracture.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals aged 65 years or older who are admitted to Orthopaedic ward at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, due to a fall or fall-related trauma.

You may qualify if:

• years or older at the time of admission.
• Admitted to Orthopaedic ward at due to fall, with or without a fracture.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe head trauma or other severe non-orthopaedic trauma.
• Other condition requiring ward at other department (CCU, ICU) \>24 hours.
• Moribund individuals with palliative care only.
• Declined to participate
• Fall \> 7 days before admission
• Residence outside the region (lack of follow-up)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Skane: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Orthopaedics

Malmo, Skåne County, 20502, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hip Fractures; Risk Reduction Behavior; Osteoporosis; Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Frailty; Fractures, Bone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Femoral Fractures; Wounds and Injuries; Hip Injuries; Leg Injuries; Behavior; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Cecilia Rogmark, MD, PhD

  Department of Orthopaedics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Year
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2023
• First Posted: February 3, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 6, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 6, 2027
• Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)