Trial reportBMC health services research2012
The impact of care pathways for patients with proximal femur fracture: rationale and design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC health services research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00962910 (The European Quality of Care Pathways Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The European Quality of Care Pathways Study: The Impact of a Care Pathway for Proximal Femur Fracture (PFF) : an International Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial." (Www.E-P-A.Org)
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Factors Informing the Development of a Clinical Pathway and Patients' Quality of Life after a Non-Union Fracture of the Lower Limb.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Impact of Bone Cement Augmentation on the Fixation Strength of TFNA Blades and Screws.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Lean Six Sigma Approach for Reducing Length of Hospital Stay for Patients with Femur Fracture in a University Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of implementing a care pathway for colorectal cancer surgery in ten European hospitals: an international multicenter pre-post-test study.Updates in surgery · 2020Article
- Mapping the Status of Healthcare Improvement Science through a Narrative Review in Six European Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives: A Case Study of the Lung Cancer Integrated Care Pathway.International journal of integrated care · 2018Article
- Recommended care received by geriatric hip fracture patients: where are we now and where are we heading?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2018Article
- Development of key interventions and quality indicators for the management of an adult potential donor after brain death: a RAND modified Delphi approach.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Location of Femoral Fractures in Patients with Different Weight Classes in Fall and Motorcycle Accidents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- The COPDnet integrated care model.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018Article
- Variation in care for surgical patients with colorectal cancer: protocol adherence in 12 European hospitals.International journal of colorectal disease · 2017Observational
- Should hospital managers read the orthopedic literature before surgeons? The example of femur fracture management.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2017Article
- Association of Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA) Score with Clinical Presentation and Expenditure in Hospitalized Trauma Patients with Femoral Fractures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- The European quality of care pathways (EQCP) study on the impact of care pathways on interprofessional teamwork in an acute hospital setting: study protocol: for a cluster randomised controlled trial and evaluation of implementation processes.Implementation science : IS · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundProximal femur fracture (PFF) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study on PFF (NCT00962910) was designed to determine how care pathways (CP) for hospital treatment of PFF affect consistency of care, adherence to evidence-based key interventions, and clinical outcome. METHODS/
designAn international cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) will be performed in Belgium, Ireland, Italy and Portugal. Based on power analyses, a sample of 44 hospital teams and 437 patients per arm will be included in the study. In the control arm, usual care will be provided. Experimental teams will implement a care pathway which will include three active components: a formative evaluation of quality and organization of the care setting, a set of evidence-based key interventions, and support of the development and implementation of the CP. Main outcome will be the six-month mortality rate. DISCUSSION: The EQCP study constitutes the first international cRCT on care pathways. The EQCP project was designed as both a research and a quality improvement project and will provide a real-world framework for process evaluation to improve our understanding of why and when CP can really work. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT00962910.
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