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Dorsal Splint or Circular Cast for Colles' Fracture?

NCT00470691 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2015-04-08

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Summary

At our hospital, all Colles' fractures deemed suitable for conservative treatment are reduced and immobilised with a plaster of Paris dorsal splint which is converted to a complete cast after 10 days. According to individual factors such as age, general health and radiological results after 10 days, some patients with severe redisplacement are readmitted to hospital for surgery.

The main purpose of this study is to determine whether, during the first 10 days of immobilisation, a complete plaster cast or a dorsal plaster splint best retains the alignment of a reduced Colles' fracture. In addition, we aim to compare the complication rates of the two methods.

Conditions

  • Colles' Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

plaster cast

complete circular plaster cast

PROCEDURE

dorsal splint

dorsal plaster splint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vilh Finsen, MD, PhD · Dept of orthopaedic Surgery, St Olavs Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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