ARTHUR – Avoiding readmission after hip fracture - version 3.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Avoiding re admission after hip fracture
IRAS ID
330074
Contact name
Emma Sutton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
23/WM/0242, REC reference
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Hip Fracture is a big problem. In the UK around 75,000 people are admitted to hospital with a broken hip every year. Many patients who break their hip have experienced a fall from a chair or a trip. A broken hip can also be a sign of ‘weak’ bones – osteoporosis.
If you experience a broken hip you are much more likely to survive than you would have done 10 years ago. But you have a greater chance that you will need to return to hospital within the first month of discharge. Re-admission is increasing every year but the number of people falling and breaking their hip is not rising. We want to know what causes readmission. It might be problems with the wound/dressings, mobility, or other medical conditions. It is possible that some people return to hospital due to avoidable problems in the healthcare system. For example, sometimes information is missing or poorly reported in the discharge summary, which is sent to patients’ GPs. This can result in errors happening like delaying patients’ staring rehabilitation which could result in reduced mobility and falling again.
During this study we want to identify what ‘avoidable’ means; whilst ensuring we do not stop those people who need to be re-admitted returning to hospital. We also want to know what might influence readmission in case it could be avoided. Finally, we will present our findings and ask patients, carers and healthcare staff to help us explore what should be done to tackle avoidable readmission after hip fracture. This information will all be used to design an interventions to test in a future study.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/WM/0242
Date of REC Opinion
25 Jan 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion