| Methods |
Method of randomisation: not stated
Assessor blinding: not reported
Intention to treat: 3 excluded, intention to treat analysis not possible
Lost to follow‐up: none
Timing of intervention: started after surgery and 24‐36h of crystalloid intravenous fluids. Intervention provided during waking hours for 10 days
Length of follow‐up: 4 weeks |
| Participants |
61 patients randomised
Inclusion criteria: hip fracture patients within 12h of fracture, women over 65y
Exclusion criteria: none given
Sex: all female
Age: Mean 81.8y, range 65‐96y |
| Interventions |
a: Encouraged to drink flavoured, Carnation Instant Breakfast in 300ml milk (1.34 MJ or 320 kcal, 18.5 g protein, 11g fat, 40 g carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals) plus ward diet
b: Ward diet alone
Allocated: unclear
Assessed: unclear |
| Outcomes |
Main outcomes:
Mortality ‐ all causes
Morbidity and complications ‐ anaesthetic, surgical infection, gastrointestinal, urinary
Additional outcomes:
Measures of nutritional status ‐ weight
Measures of dietary intake ‐ energy balance, nitrogen balance |
| Notes |
Limited functional outcomes.
Request for further details, especially on longer term follow‐up, sent 13/4/99, resent 7/2/00 |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
