Clinical trials: Femur Fractures
Hemorrhage, Pelvic Fracture
Pre-hospital Advanced Therapies for Control of Hemorrhage - Pelvis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of pelvic binders in the ambulance setting improves outcomes including mortality in patients with pelvic fractures.
- Trial name
- PATCH (NCT02855060)
- Testing
- Pelvic Binder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hip Fracture
Does Tranexamic Acid Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery?
Does tranexamic acid improve the perioperative care of those patients treated surgically for hip fracture by decreasing the proportion of patients requiring transfusion and decreasing total perioperative bleeding.
- Trial name
- NCT01714336
- Testing
- tranexamic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Articular Cartilage Defect
Superiority of MACI® Versus Microfracture Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Articular Cartilage Defects in the Knee
The objective of this trial is to demonstrate superior efficacy and safety of MACI compared with arthroscopic microfracture in the treatment of patients (aged 18 to 55 years) with symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the…
- Trial name
- SUMMIT (NCT00719576)
- Testing
- autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane, Microfracture
- Where
- 20 sites in Czechia, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Vericel Corporation
Osteoarthritis, Traumatic Arthritis
Actis Total Hip System 2 Year Follow-up
Two-year (2 year) information regarding the performance of the commercially available Actis™ Total Hip System in order to obtain and evaluate the clinical outcomes on a series of cementless primary total hip arthroplasty (THA)…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Traumatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Trial name
- Actis14014 (NCT02783274)
- Testing
- Actis Total Hip System
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DePuy Orthopaedics
Femoral Fractures
Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Acute Pain in Hip and Femur Fractures
This is an investigator-initiated, single-center, randomized, patient blinded, controlled trial. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) using 0.2% ropivacaine vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02679560
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine HCL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Ian Elliott Brown
Postoperative Pain
Morphine Added to Ropivacaine for FICB for Postoperative Analgesia
prospective, randomized double blinded study to investigate the effects of morphine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine on FICB
- Trial name
- NCT03875274
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Morphine, Ropivacaine, Saline
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Intracapsular Fracture of Femur, Femoral Neck Fractures
Hip Fracture Exparel Administration Trial Capsule During Hemiarthroplasty
This study will examine the efficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel) in hip fracture patients undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures through a posterior approach.
- Conditions
- Intracapsular Fracture of Femur, Femoral Neck Fractures, Hip Hemiarthroplasty
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03502018)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine liposome, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, Surgical Wound Infection
Incidence and Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral and Tibial Fractures
Diaphyseal femoral and tibial fractures are in the spotlight within the traumatology-orthopedics scenario. Intramedullary nailing (IMN) remains the method of choice for treating these fractures, both open and closed ones.
- Trial name
- NCT03148067
- Testing
- Intramedullary nailing for fracture fixation
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Hip Fractures, Anesthesia
Variations in Anesthesia Care for Hip Fracture Surgery
The investigators will use health administrative data to examine the variation of anesthesia type for hip fracture surgery, as well as sources of variation and predictors of variation.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Anesthesia, Death
- Trial name
- NCT02787031
- Testing
- Neuraxial anesthesia, General anesthesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107,317 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Physical Frailty, Hip Fracture
Exercise and Testosterone Therapy in Elderly Men With Physical Frailty
The primary aim of this study is to determine, in hypogonadal older men with physical frailty, whether exercise training combined with testosterone replacement therapy can improve skeletal muscle strength, and lean mass, to a…
- Conditions
- Physical Frailty, Hip Fracture, Elective Hip Replacement, Hypogonadism
- Trial name
- NCT00345969
- Testing
- Transdermal Testosterone gel (1%), Supervised exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hip Fractures, Analgesia
Comparison of the Efficiency of Femur Nerve Block and Intravenous Analgesia Treatment in Hip Fracture Patients
It is well-established that hip fractures impose a significant medical, socioeconomic, and financial burden. In the elderly population, the associated mortality and morbidity are particularly pronounced: within one year following…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Analgesia, Femoral Nerve
- Trial name
- NCT06862154
- Testing
- IV Analgesia- Fentanyl, Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Hip Fracture
Effects of Bisphosphonates and Nutritional Supplementation After a Hip Fracture
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…
- Trial name
- NCT01950169
- Testing
- Risedronate, Nutritional supplement, Calcium and vitamin D3
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Femoral Neck Fractures, Hip Fractures
Ultrasound-guided Femoral Nerve Blocks in Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures
The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound guided femoral nerve blocks (localized anesthesia in the upper thigh) provide effective pain relief in adult patients with hip fractures in the emergency department and to…
- Trial name
- FNB (NCT01701414)
- Testing
- Femoral nerve block: 25 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Articular Cartilage Defects
Extension Study for Participants of MACI00206 Study of MACI® for the Treatment of Symptomatic Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee
To examine the 5-year efficacy and safety of MACI implant, compared with arthroscopic microfracture, in participants who received study treatment in the SUMMIT study for treatment of symptomatic articular cartilage defects of the…
- Trial name
- Extension (NCT01251588)
- Testing
- autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane, Microfracture
- Where
- 14 sites in Czechia, France and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Vericel Corporation
Post Operative Delirium
Effect of Anesthesia on Post-operative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
The purpose of this study is evaluate postoperative delirium after general anesthesia and regional anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
- Trial name
- RAGADelirium (NCT02213380)
- Testing
- method of anesthesia
- Where
- 13 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 950 people
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
Knee Injuries
Trial Comparing BST-CarGel and Microfracture in Repair of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Knee
This study will investigate whether the treatment of damaged cartilage in the knee with BST-CarGel will increase the amount and quality of cartilage repair tissue when compared with microfracture alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00314236
- Testing
- BST-CarGel with Microfracture, Microfracture without BST-CarGel
- Where
- 18 sites in Canada, South Korea and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Piramal Healthcare Canada Ltd
Hip Fractures, Femoral Fractures
Mobilizing Evidence Into Action to Improve Outcomes of Vulnerable Seniors
This is a parallel Randomized Controlled Trial comparing two different delivery modes of post hip fracture management-a specialized Fracture Follow-up Clinic versus Usual Care alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01254942
- Testing
- B4 Clinic, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Osteoporosis, Atypical Femoral Fracture
Fracture (FX) Improvement With Teriparatide: FiX-IT Study
This open label comparison study examines the hypothesis that teriparatide given immediately following repair of an atypical subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femoral shaft fracture will enhance healing and improve bone mineral…
- Trial name
- FiX-IT (NCT01705587)
- Testing
- teriparatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Susan L. Greenspan
Knee Injuries
Follow-Up Study Evaluating The Long Term Safety and Efficacy of BST-CarGel and Microfracture Repair of the Knee
This follow-up study will evaluate the effects of BST-CarGel® application to a microfractured lesion (investigational) and microfracture alone (control) for up to 5 years from treatment in subjects, treated under Protocols…
- Trial name
- NCT01246895
- Testing
- Microfracture with BST-CarGel, Microfracture without BST-CarGel
- Where
- 16 sites in Canada, Spain
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Piramal Healthcare Canada Ltd
Femur Neck Fracture
Second Study of the Effect of Teriparatide on Hip Fracture Healing
The purpose of this study is to see whether teriparatide, given for 6 months versus placebo, will improve the healing of hip (femoral neck) fractures that are repaired during surgery using certain types of orthopedic screws.
- Trial name
- NCT01473602
- Testing
- Teriparatide, Calcium supplementation, Vitamin D supplementation
- Where
- 75 sites in United States, Belgium and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company