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Study identifier: NCT07178041 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Remote Ischaemic Conditioning for Post-surgical Complications in Hip Fracture (RIC-FRACTURE)

Condition: Hip Fracture  ·  Sponsor: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PhaseNA
Planned participants12
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Background Hip fracture affects 70,000 people in the United Kingdom (UK) and costs an estimated £1.1 billion per year to the National Health Service (NHS). Key clinical indicators, such as early surgical repair, have been shown to improve patient outcomes, however morbidity and mortality remain extremely high, reflecting the urgent need for novel therapies to enhance outcomes. Common complications include infection, cardiovascular events, falls and venous thromboembolism. Remote Ischaemic Conditioning (RIC) is a treatment whereby a blood pressure cuff is inflated around an arm or leg to above systolic pressures to occlude blood flow to the limb for short periods of time, that do not result in harm, but trigger innate mechanisms that reduce inflammation, improve organ blood flow and improve bone healing. These may be beneficial effects after hip fracture. Methods This is a single centre, feasibility study; the participants will receive RIC daily for 40 minutes for 10 days during their inpatient stay. Outcome measures relating primarily to safety, tolerability and feasibility will be collected along with compliance with the intervention. Study feasibility will be determined by success criteria based on recruitment, outcome measure assessment compliance with intervention and follow up. Secondary outcomes including inpatient mortality, inpatient complications, length of inpatient stay, blood pressure, serum inflammatory and stress markers and functional recovery will also be co…

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Sarah Wilkinson  ·  0114 271 1658  ·  sarah.wilkinson71@nhs.net

Ali Ali  ·  Ali.ali@sheffield.ac.uk

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield, South Yorkshire, United KingdomRecruiting

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