The ProFHER (PROximal Fracture of the Humerus: Evaluation by Randomisation) trial - a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical compared with non-surgical treatment for proximal fracture of the humerus in adults

Handoll H, Brealey S, Rangan A, Keding A, Corbacho B, Jefferson L, Chuang LH, Goodchild L, Hewitt C, Torgerson D
Record ID 32008100350
English
Authors' objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical compared with non-surgical treatment of the majority of displaced fractures of the proximal humerus involving the surgical neck in adults.
Authors' recommendations: Current surgical practice does not result in a better outcome for most patients with displaced fractures of the proximal humerus involving the surgical neck and is not cost-effective in the UK setting. Two areas for future work are the setting up of a national database of these fractures, including the collection of patient-reported outcomes, and research on the best ways of informing patients with these and other upper limb fractures about initial self-care.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hta/0640453
Year Published: 2015
URL for published report: http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta19240/#/abstract
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Adult
  • Humeral Fractures
  • Treatment Outcome
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
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Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
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