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Conservative or Operative Treatment of Fractures in the Neck of the 5th Metacarpal Bone

NCT01139528 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2015-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A multi-site randomized controlled trial where patients are allocated to operative treatment or conservative treatment of fractures of the neck of the 5th metacarpal bone. The study goal is to identify which degree of angular displacement in the fracture that requires operative intervention.

Conditions

  • Fractures of the Neck

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bouquet pinning of the 5th metacarpal bone

The fracture is reduced under general anesthesia and 2-3 K-pins are introduced in the medullar cavity to keep the fracture in the reduced position

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Akershus

    collaborator OTHER

  • Asker & Baerum Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oslo University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lars Nordsletten, Prof. MD, PhD · University of Oslo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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