Lying on your side vs. flat on your back: which is better for hip fracture surgery?
NCT ID NCT07410338
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 77 adults with an unstable hip fracture to compare two ways of positioning the patient during surgery: lying on the side versus lying flat on a special traction table. The goal was to see which position leads to better bone alignment, less radiation exposure from X-rays, and less blood loss. The findings help surgeons choose the best approach for this common injury.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Skeletally mature patients * Unstable intertrochanteric fracture ( AO/OTA type 31A2 \& 31A3 ) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unfit for surgery * Revision cases * Patients with multiple or pathological, neglected or open fractures.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, 11566, Egypt