Using Alternative Implants for the Surgical Treatment of Hip Fractures (The FAITH Study)
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Official title
Fixation Using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures: A Multi-Centre Randomized Trial Comparing Sliding Hip Screws and Cancellous Screws on Revision Surgery Rates and Quality of Life in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures
Brief summary
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Each year, hip fracture, an injury that can impair independence and quality of life, occurs in about 280,000 Americans and 36,000 Canadians. The annual healthcare costs associated with this injury are expected to soon reach $9.8 billion in the United States and $650 million in Canada. It is important to have in place optimal practice guidelines for the surgical handling of this injury. One type of hip fracture, called a femoral neck fracture, is often treated with a surgical procedure called internal fixation. When performing internal fixation, most orthopaedic surgeons favor using multiple small diameter screws over using a single large diameter screw with a sliding plate. However, use of the sliding hip screw might in fact result in fewer complications after surgery and reduce the need for a second surgery, called a revision surgery. This study will compare the two different surgical procedures to determine which one results in better outcomes after surgery.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00761813
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 1,108 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with single sliding hip screw Device
- ORIF with multiple cancellous screws Device
Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 50 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2009
- Primary completion
- Feb 29, 2016
- Completion
- Feb 29, 2016
- Last update posted
- Jan 4, 2018
2009 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 32
- U.S. states
- 17
- U.S. cities
- 31
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama @ Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | — |
| Kamran Aurang, MD | Irvine | California | 92618 | — |
| University of Califnornia-Irvine | Orange | California | 92868 | — |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | San Jose | California | 95128 | — |
| Mark Hammerberg | Denver | Colorado | 80204 | — |
| Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic/Western Slope Study Group | Grand Junction | Colorado | 81505 | — |
| Indiana University-Wishard Hlth Serv. | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| OrthoIndy | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
| Lahey Clinic | Burlington | Massachusetts | 01805 | — |
| Orthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 49503 | — |
| Colleen Linehan, MD | Saginaw | Michigan | 48602 | — |
| Hennepin County Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55441 | — |
| University of Minnesota-Regions Hospital | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 55101 | — |
| Columbia Orthopaedic Group | Columbia | Missouri | 65201 | — |
| St. Louis University | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | — |
| University of Rochester Med. Ctr. | Rochester | New York | 14642 | — |
| Mission Hospital Res. Unit | Asheville | North Carolina | 28801 | — |
| Univ. of Cincinnati Med Ctr | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45267 | — |
| MetroHealth Medical Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44109 | — |
| Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton | Ohio | 45409 | — |
| Humility of Mary Health Partners/St. Elizabeth Hlth Ctr | Youngstown | Ohio | 44501 | — |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | — |
| Greenville Hospital System | Greenville | South Carolina | 29605 | — |
| Vanderbilt University Orthopaedic Instititute | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | — |
| US Army Institute of Surgical Research | Fort Sam Houston | Texas | 78234 | — |
| Texas Tech Univ. Hlth Sci. Ctr. | Lubbock | Texas | 79430 | — |
| University of Texas HSC (San Antonio) | San Antonio | Texas | 78229-3900 | — |
| Scott & White Hospital | Temple | Texas | 76508 | — |
| Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists | Spokane | Washington | 99216 | — |
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