Comparing hip screws and hip replacement for elderly patients with certain hip fractures

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial investigates whether hip replacement surgery can reduce the need for reoperations compared to traditional internal fixation methods in elderly patients with undisplaced femoral neck fractures. Patients aged 75 and older will be randomly assigned to receive either internal fixation or arthroplasty, with the choice of hemi or total hip replacement left to the surgeon's discretion. The study will utilize data from the Swedish Fracture Register to assess outcomes, focusing on reoperation rates and mortality as primary endpoints.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Undisplaced (Garden I-II) femoral neck fracture (within 72h)
* treated at participating unit
* informed consent
* amenable for both treatment options

Exclusion Criteria:

* no informed consent
* pathological or stress fracture
* peri-implant fracture

Where it's running

• Uppsala University Hospital
  Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden Recruiting
• Alingsås Hospital
  Alingsås, Sweden Recruiting
• Borås Hospital
  Borås, Sweden Recruiting
• Falu Hospital
  Falun, Sweden Recruiting
• Gävle Hospital
  Gävle, Sweden Recruiting
• Sahlgrenska university Hospital
  Gothenburg, Sweden Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Wolf Olof, MD, PhD
• Email: olof.wolf@surgsci.uu.se
• Phone: +46186111707

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.