New tool aims to give hip fracture patients a real say in anesthesia choice
NCT ID NCT06438640
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a simple conversation aid and brief training for doctors to improve discussions about anesthesia options with patients who need hip fracture surgery. About 1,881 adults aged 50 and older at six U.S. hospitals will take part. The goal is to see if this approach increases shared decision-making and helps patients feel more involved in their care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- conversation aid and clinician training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors and patients make decisions together about anesthesia for hip fracture surgery, leading to more patient-centered care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage implementation study focused on communication, not a treatment. It may not change patient outcomes or be adopted widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 1,881 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
- Ages
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50 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: Age 50 and older Planned surgery to treat a hip fracture Exclusion: Contraindication to spinal anesthesia: current anticoagulant therapy or coagulopathy Contraindication to spinal anesthesia: critical aortic stenosis Contraindication to spinal anesthesia: skin infection over the lumbar spine
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic-Fairview
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Florida Gainesville
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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