New study tracks pelvic fracture healing in seniors
NCT ID NCT04182776
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows about 420 people aged 65 and older who have a certain type of pelvic fracture. Researchers will collect information on their health, treatment, and recovery for up to one year. The goal is to better understand how these fractures affect daily life and mobility.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 420 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
Elderly patients (over 65) who have suffered from fragility fractures of the pelvis (FFP), equal to or higher than type II (according to Rommens and Hofmann)
- Ages
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65 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 65 years or older at time of injury * Diagnosis, via CT scan as per standard of care, of FFP grade II or higher according to the Rommens and Hofmann classification (including fractures of the anterior pelvic ring involving the anterior lip of the acetabulum not regarded as the acetabular fractures) * Informed consent obtained, ie: * Ability to understand the content of the patient information/ICF * Willingness and ability to participate in the registry according to the standard of care in each clinic * Signed and dated Ethics Committee (EC)/ Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved written informed consent OR * Written consent provided according to the IRB/EC defined and approved procedures for patients who are not able to provide independent written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pelvic fractures that do not meet the criteria of a fragility fracture (ie, high-energy trauma) * FFP type I fractures * Concomitant fractures of the acetabulum (except anterior lip of the acetabulum, see above) * Pathological fractures (ie, patients with malignant or metastatic diseases of the pelvis, infections) * Concomitant osteoporotic fractures outside of pelvis * Participation in any other medical device or medicinal product study within the previous month that could influence in opinion of the PI the results of the present registry
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cantonal Hospital Lucerne
Lucerne, Switzerland
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Okayama medical hospital
Okayama, Japan
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
Ottawa, Canada
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University Hospital Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
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University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg-University
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, 65203, United States
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