Frailty check may sharpen death risk forecast after hip break
NCT ID NCT07481188
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring frailty—a person's overall physical weakness—can improve predictions of death within 90 days after hip fracture surgery. Researchers will follow about 200 older adults who have surgery for a broken hip. They will compare the standard risk score with a frailty assessment to see which is more accurate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify high-risk patients sooner and improve care after hip fracture surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at prediction, not at improving outcomes directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Older adults admitted with proximal femoral fractures who undergo surgical treatment at Trakya University Hospital.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 60 years or older * Admission for acute proximal femoral fracture (femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fracture) * Surgical treatment for hip fracture * Ability to obtain clinical data required for NHFS and frailty assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Pathological fractures * Periprosthetic fractures * Hip fractures resulting from high-energy trauma or polytrauma * Non-operative treatment * Second hip fracture occurring in the same patient during the study period
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Trakya University
RECRUITINGEdirne, Turkey (Türkiye)
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