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Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients

NCT00788190 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2011-04-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to create and test a treatment algorithm to guide the treatment of distal radius fractures in patients 65 and older and to obtain level-one evidence to determine the best method of treating distal radius fractures in this growing population demographic.

Conditions

  • Distal Radius Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Distal Radius Fracture Reduction

Surgical Intervention to Reduce Distal Radius Fracture

OTHER

Conservative Management

Conservative management of Distal Radius Fractures

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • LHRI- Lawson Health Research Institute

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Hand and Upper Limb Clinic, Canada

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Joy C MacDermid, PhD · Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care

  • Ruby Grewal, MD, FRCSC · Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph's Health Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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