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Protocol for the ACTIVE trial: a multicentre, open-label, cluster-randomized controlled trial of a quality improvement programme for older adults with hip fracture in resource-limited hospitals in China
Aims The primary aim of the Action on Hip Fracture Management Quality Improvement (ACTIVE) trial is to evaluate whether a context-tailored quality improvement programme improves health-related quality of life at 120 days after hospital admission, among adults aged 65 years or older with a hip fracture, in less-resourced hospitals in China. Secondary aims are to compare health-related quality of life at 30 days, complication and morbidity at 30 and 120 days, proportion of patients receiving surgery, proportion of pa …