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Progressive Splinting Status Post Elbow Fractures and Dislocations

NCT00580866 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2016-09-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to help determine if a static stretching brace in addition to physical therapy decreases the incidence of secondary operations, increases range of motion, and individual patient function.

Conditions

  • Upper Extremity Fracture
  • Upper Extremity Dislocation
  • Fractures, Comminuted
  • Elbow Fracture
  • Elbow Dislocation

Interventions

DEVICE

JAS Brace

For approximately 6 weeks after surgery, the brace will be utilized for a period of 30 minutes, 3 times per day. Participants will also receive physical therapy 3 times per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William T Obremskey, MD, MPH · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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