RCT Determining Best Treatment for Geriatric Acetabular Fractures

NCT ID: NCT03419182

Last Updated: 2022-03-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

53 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-13

Study Completion Date

2020-04-01

Brief Summary

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There is debate over the best management for acetabular (hip) fractures that occur within the geriatric population. Geriatric patients, 60 years or older, are at greater risk for operative complications because they tend to have poorer bone quality, complicated fractures, and multiple health problems. Physicians currently have no guidelines as to the best surgical management for these particular fractures, because there is little data on the long-term outcomes of these injuries. The use of internal fixation (a nail or plate) is a standard method for repairing these injuries, however when the injuries are complicated it is predicted to have a poorer outcome than performing internal fixation along with total hip arthroplasty (joint reconstruction). Given the significant problems that result from hip fractures in this population, our study is designed to determine the best method for treatment of acetabular fractures and to clarify the criteria for treatment with guidelines assisting the physician in selecting the appropriate treatment.

Detailed Description

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This is a pilot randomized controlled study conducted at Shock Trauma and University of Maryland Medical Center of patients 60 years and older who have sustained an acetabular fracture. Based on the patient's fracture pattern, dome impaction, posterior wall component and femoral head fracture, the patients will be randomized to their treatment arm. One treatment arm will consist of patients who are treated with ORIF alone. The other treatment will undergo ORIF as well as concomitant total hip arthroplasty in the same surgery.

Furthermore the functional status evaluation of each patient will be standardized using the WOMAC (Western Ontario McMaster Universities OA index), a lower extremity specific outcome score that has been validated for use in patients of similar age to our cohort study in osteoarthritis or after total hip arthroplasty; and the SF-36 (Short Form-36) which is a validated general health outcome measure that calculates mental and physical subcomponent scores. Patients will also be assessed using the Harris Hip Score, which has been used for patients with post-traumatic arthritis undergoing conversion to total hip arthroplasty.

All patients will be followed as standard of care for their follow up visits at 6 month and 1 year. As the patient population at Shock Trauma and University of Maryland Medical Center are all treated by the same orthopaedic group, one dedicated investigator will follow their outcomes. To minimize the risk of bias, I, the individual administering the WOMAC or SF-36 will be blinded to the patient's treatment arm. As the patient will be giving consent for their treatment, they cannot be blinded. Also, the surgeons (and the research coordinator) will know which group the patient is in, but the investigator collecting the data will not.

Conditions

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Acetabular Fracture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients will be randomized t wo treatment groups : 1. Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) 2. Acute primary total hip athroplasty (THA) +ORIF. These are both two standard accepted treatments for this injury. Participants who do not consent to being randomized will be asked if they would consent to participating in an observational arm. In this case, type of surgery would be planned and chosen by clinical decision making from the surgeon and patient. As these procedures are both standard of care, partipants could end up in either group as well. All follow up will be the same.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
The individual administering the WOMAC or SF-36 will be blinded to the patient's treatment arm.

Study Groups

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RCT - ORIF

A patient in this study arm consents to randomization and receives RCT - ORIF as his/her treatment assignment. He/she will have his/her acetabular fracture treated by open reduction internal fixation.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Open Reduction internal Fixation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A surgeon uses hardware, such as plates and screws, to restore structural integrity and alignment of an acetabular fracture.

RCT - (THA) + ORIF

A patient in this study arm consents to randomization and receives RCT - (THA) + ORIF as his/her treatment assignment. He/she will have his/her acetabular fracture treated by open reduction internal fixation with primary total hip arthroplasty.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Open Reduction Internal Fixation with Total Hip Arthroscopy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A surgeon uses hardware, such as plates and screws, to restore structural integrity and alignment of an acetabular fracture, and replaces the cartilage and bone of the greater trochanter with prosthetic components.

OBS - ORIF

A patient in this study arm does not consent to randomization, but does agree to be involved in the observational study. He/she decides, with input from his/her surgeon, to have his/her acetabular fracture treated by open reduction internal fixation.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

OBS (THA) + ORIF

A patient in this study arm does not consent to randomization, but does agree to be involved in the observational study. He/she decides, with input from his/her surgeon, to have his/her acetabular fracture treated by open reduction internal fixation with primary total hip arthroplasty.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Open Reduction internal Fixation

A surgeon uses hardware, such as plates and screws, to restore structural integrity and alignment of an acetabular fracture.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Open Reduction Internal Fixation with Total Hip Arthroscopy

A surgeon uses hardware, such as plates and screws, to restore structural integrity and alignment of an acetabular fracture, and replaces the cartilage and bone of the greater trochanter with prosthetic components.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients 60 years and older at the time of injury who have sustained an acetabular fracture
* Fluent in the English Language

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients under the Age of 60 years old
* Patients who are medically contraindicated for surgery
* Patients who in the surgeon's view will be unable to comply with posterior hip precautions (to prevent dislocation) after surgery
* In patients with bilateral acetabular fractures, the most severe side will be randomized into the study while the other side will be treated but not included in the study.
* Open Injuries
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Theodore Manson

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Theodore Manson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics

Locations

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University of Maryland Department of Orthopaedics

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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HP-00047655

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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