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NCT05712252Completed

Fall, Fracture and Frailty

Risk Factors for Fall and Fracture - A Cohort Study of Fall-related Factors Obtained in Routine Orthopaedic Fracture Care

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
1200 (actual)
First submitted
11 Jan 2023
Start date
1 Feb 2023
Primary completion date
6 Oct 2024
Lead sponsor
Region Skane
Diseases
Osteoporosis
NCT number
NCT05712252

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 1200
  • From 1 Feb 2023 to the primary completion date, 6 Oct 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Fall \> 7 days before admission

Other illness

  • Other condition requiring ward at other department (CCU, ICU) \>24 hours.

Other

  • Severe head trauma or other severe non-orthopaedic trauma.
  • Moribund individuals with palliative care only.
  • Declined to participate
  • Residence outside the region (lack of follow-up)

Who the study is looking for

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

Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Department of Orthopaedics
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
MalmöSwedenUnknown status

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