Loss of Parental Workforce in Paediatric Fractures

NCT ID: NCT06891027

Last Updated: 2025-05-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 203 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-11-20
• Study Completion Date: 2025-04-30

Brief Summary

Childhood fractures are frequently encountered in orthopaedic practice. 40-64% of boys and 25-40% of girls have at least one fracture by the age of 16. Children, who are more fragile than adults, usually require additional care support during the treatment process. Labour force statistics have determined that one third of the loss of labour force occurs after musculoskeletal injuries.

When the literature is examined, there are many studies investigating loss of labour force after fractures. It was found that 20% of the patients never returned to work after distal radius fracture and the average loss of labour force was 9.2 weeks. In another study, while the return to work period was 60 days in minor hand injuries, it was reported that the return to work could increase to 360 days in major hand injuries. In another study, the average return to work time in patients aged >50 years with fragility fractures was found to be 20.5 days. The rate of return to work after traumatic spinal fracture was found to be only 38.1%.

In daily practice, the investigators observe that parents frequently do not go to work for child care after child fractures. However, there is no similar study investigating this loss of labour force after pediatric fractures in the literature. In this study, the investigators aimed to investigate the loss of parental labour force (LWL) in conservatively followed pediatric fractures

Conditions

Pediatric Fractures; Lower Extremity Fractures; Upper Extremity Fractures

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

pediatric fracture

all paediatric (\<18 years) patients presenting with a fracture will be included in the study. parents of patients presenting with a fracture will be informed about the study and parents who are willing to participate in the study will be included. parents will be given a form indicating various workforce losses (including housework and social life) at the first application. this form will be received from the parents at the end of treatment. study data will be collected on this form.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• patients <18 years of age who underwent plaster splinting for any extremity fracture

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents of patients aged >18 years
• Parents of patients undergoing surgical treatment
• Parents of patients whose initial diagnosis or follow-up was performed at an external centre
• Patients with one parent not working (patients with one working parent will be excluded)
• Parents of patients who did not want to participate in the study

• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ahmet Berkay Girgin

Principal Investigtor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

AEŞH-BADEK-2024-1169

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id