Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:50 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:50 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00664950
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 55 years or greater\*
2. Intertrochanteric fracture amenable to treatment by sliding hip screw or intramedullary nail fixation
3. Previously ambulatory (defined as not usually requiring a wheelchair for ambulation)\*
4. Provision of informed consent\*
5. Surgery performed within 72 hours of admission
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Cognitive or language barriers that would limit completion of assessment tests in English\*
2. Anticipated problems with follow-up in the judgment of the resident, or attending surgeon (e.g of no fixed address)\*
3. Surgeon refusal to randomize patient
4. Pathologic fractures
5. Polytrauma that would impact functional assessments in the opinion of the surgeon
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT00664950
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00664950