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SPRINT - Randomized Trial of Tibial Fracture Fixation

NCT00038129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2019-11-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in the rate of healing of a tibia fracture treated with an intramedullary nail based on whether or not the bone was reamed prior to nail insertion.

Conditions

  • Tibial Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Intramedullary nail implant

Insertion of an intramedullary nail during tibial fracture fixation with or without prior reaming of the intramedullary canal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD · Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Primary Completion
2006-11-30
Completion
2006-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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