Recruiting

Surgical Fixation

Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Code:

NCT07608107

Conditions

Geriatric Pelvic Ring Fractures

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

To determine if surgical fixation of geriatric pelvic ring fractures improves objective gait metrics compared to non-operative management, and to correlate gait parameters with clinical outcomes including hospital quality measures.

Conditions

Geriatric Pelvic Ring Fractures

Study ID

NCT07608107

Start date

Apr 18, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jul 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Closed, low energy pelvic ring injury Inability to discharge home from emergency room due to pain and limited weight bearing No neurovascular compromise No severe medical comorbidities preventing treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

Dementia Immobility (wheelchair use or greater) prior to pelvic ring injury Concomitant fractures of upper or lower extremities Inability to provide informed consent.

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Surgical Fixation

geriatric pelvic ring fracture treated by surgical fixation

Non-Surgical Treatment

geriatric pelvic ring fracture treated by conservative non-surgical measures.

Primary outcome measure

  • Gait Analysis [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Mounika Ponakala, MS

7327071037mounika.ponakala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Locations

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19103

Contacts

Derek Donegan, MD

215-662-3340derek.donegan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Last update posted

May 27, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pennsylvania on 2026-05-27.