Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Ian Watt
ORCID ID
Contact details
University of York
Dept of Health Studies Genesis 6
York Science Park
University Road
York
YO10 5DQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1904 434 104
iswl@york.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PCC1038C 029R00143 WATT R&D
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
The hypothesis to be tested is: patients who have sustained a first hip fracture will use hip protectors and this will prevent a second hip fracture.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Musculoskeletal injury; secondary hip fractures
Intervention
Not provided at time of registration
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Patients will be followed up for a median of 18 months for the occurrence of second hip fracture. Quality of life changes are also being measured using the SF12 and the EuroQol
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
30/09/1998
Overall trial end date
31/12/2000
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients who have sustained a first hip fracture and have been admitted to the Hull Royal Infirmary within the last 2 years
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Senior
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
366 (added 18/12/09)
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
30/09/1998
Recruitment end date
31/12/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
University of York
York
YO10 5DQ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2003 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12851191
Publication citations
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Results
Birks YF, Hildreth R, Campbell P, Sharpe C, Torgerson DJ, Watt I, Randomised controlled trial of hip protectors for the prevention of second hip fractures., Age Ageing, 2003, 32, 4, 442-444.