Shoulder fractures - an interview study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Living with a shoulder fracture - an interview study
IRAS ID
327337
Contact name
Pauline May
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 31 days
Research summary
Shoulder fractures are painful injuries and are the third most common fracture in adults. More and more people are having these injuries each year. Problems such as pain, swelling and lack of movement and strength can last for many months and some people never get back to their previous levels of ability with the injured arm.
Information that is given to people following this injury can be very difficult to understand. To improve the information that is given to people following a shoulder fracture, it is necessary to understand what it is like to live with a shoulder fracture and what is important to people recovering from this injury.
This study will interview people who have had a shoulder fracture at around one month and around 4-6 months after their injury. These people will be identified from a physiotherapy waiting list. The interviews will explore people’s views on their injury, their recovery and how their needs and priorities change over time.REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/EM/0115
Date of REC Opinion
10 May 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion