The Warwick Hip Trauma Evaluation – an abridged protocol for the WHiTE Study A multiple embedded randomised controlled trial cohort study

http://www.bjr.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/1/11/310.abstract

The Warwick Hip Trauma Evaluation – an abridged protocol for the WHiTE Study

A multiple embedded randomised controlled trial cohort study

1. X. L. Griffin, MA, MSc, MRCS, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow1 ,
2. J. Achten, PhD, Research Manager1, 
3. N. Parsons, PhD, Medical Statistician2 , 
4. F. Boardman, PhD, Research Fellow2, 
5. F. Griffiths, PhD, FRCGP, Professor of Medicine in Society2 and 
6. M. L. Costa, PhD, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery3 

+Author Affiliations

1. ¹Warwick Orthopaedics, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
2. ²Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
3. ³Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.

1. Correspondence should be sent to Mr X. L. Griffin; e-mail:x.griffin@warwick.ac.uk

1. Author contributions: X. L. Griffin: Study design, Drafting manuscript, Principal investigator
   J. Achten: Study design, Critical revision
   N. Parsons: Study design, Drafting manuscript, Study statistician
   F. Boardman: Study design
   F. Griffiths: Study design
   M. L. Costa: Study design, Critical revision, Chief investigator

Abstract

Fractures of the proximal femur are one of the greatest challenges facing the medical community, constituting a heavy socioeconomic burden worldwide. The National Hip Fracture Audit currently provides a framework for service evaluation. This evaluation is based upon the assessment of process rather than assessment of patient-centred outcome and therefore it fails to provide meaningful data regarding the clinical effectiveness of treatments. This study aims to capture data from the cohort of patients who present with a fracture of the proximal femur at a single United Kingdom Major Trauma Centre. Patient-centred outcomes will be recorded and provide a baseline cohort within which to test the clinical effectiveness of experimental interventions.

• Hip fractures
 
• Cohort studies
 
• Controlled clinical trial
• Outcome assessment (Health Care)
 
• Interview
 
• Frail older adults

Footnotes

• Funding statement: Funding for this study has been received in the form of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Development Grant (UK) Ref: RP-DG-1210-10022
• ICMJE Conflict of Interest: None declared
• ©2012 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributions licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, but not for commercial gain, provided the original author and source are credited.

• Received August 15, 2012.
• Accepted October 23, 2012.

• ©2012 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery