Drug Interactions and Hip Fracture Risk in Older Adults

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires9,721 enrolled

Overview

Older people are in great risk of hip fracture for multiple reasons. Also they often are on medications for medical conditions. Hip fracture risk increases in relation to some medications. When older peoples take 2 or more medications they are in increase risk of hip fracture.

In this study the investigators describe medication intake profile and identify older people risk of hip fracture in relation to their medication when they are taken together.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

9,721

Conditions

Hip Fractures

Interventions

drug interactionDRUG

when two drugs are taken together

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \* Affiliated patients to the HMO Plan de Salud Hospital Italiano at least 6 months affiliated. older than 64 years old \* affiliated between 01/07/2014 al 31/12/2019. Exclusion Criteria: * Pathological Hip fracture * bilateral elective hip replacement previous study period

Locations (1)

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

hip fracture

non pathological hip fracture

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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