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Randomized Trial of Casting Techniques for Displaced Forearm Fractures

NCT00823823 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 202

Last updated 2014-09-09

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Summary

It is recognized that fractures of the distal radius and forearm occur in approximately one in 100 children and adolescents every year. Though closed manipulation and cast immobilization of displaced injuries is the mainstay of treatment in the majority of cases, the optimal type of cast remains debatable. Though well-molded casts theoretically provide the best ability to maintain fracture alignment, risks of circumferential immobilization in acute injuries include neurovascular compromise. Splitting, or bivalving, casts may reduce these risks, but the effect on fracture stability is unknown. The proposed investigation seeks to address the simple question of whether circumferential or bivalved casts provide the best outcomes.

Conditions

  • Displaced Forearm Fractures

Interventions

OTHER

Bivalved cast

Circumferential cast will be applied following closed reduction and then bivalved using a cast saw

OTHER

Circumferential cast

Circumferential cast will be applied following closed reduction

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Donald Bae, MD · Childrens Hospital Boston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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