Lower limb fractures in children cohort study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of a core outcome set for childhood lower limb fractures
IRAS ID
262676
Contact name
Ben J Ollivere
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 1 days
Research summary
It is common for children to sustain fractures (breaks) to their bones, and current estimates are that 1 in 3 children will sustain a break during childhood. Despite the common nature of these injuries, there are few research studies to guide the best way to treat them. We need to establish the validity of outcome tools to measure outcomes following these injuries, as there no previous validation studies.
We will establish the best outcome measures to measure recovery following a lower limb injury. Patients will be recruited in the fracture clinic or emergency department following diagnosis of their injury. These children will complete outcome scores in clinic to provide validation for these measures in the full trial. We will recruit 300 children with face-to-face review at 2 and 6 weeks and postal follow up at 10 and 12 weeks.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/EM/0039
Date of REC Opinion
10 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion