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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Distal Radius Fractures: Can it Shorten Recovery Time and Increase Fracture Healing?

NCT01365780 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-11-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project is meant to show wether the HBOT can fasten the recovery process after surgical treatment of distal Radius fractures. For this propose the microcirculation is measured, together with the level of pain on a visual analog scale (VAS) and the remaining force of the hand after surgery is examined. Furthermore the sonography with contrast medium which is long established for examination of organs of the parenchyma, is meant to be verified at the muscular-skeletal system in this project.

Conditions

  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Recovery Time
  • Contrast Media
  • Sonography

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

The patients receive 10 sessions of HBOT in two weeks, starting on the day after the surgical treatment of their radius fracture. Each session lasts about one hour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • RWTH Aachen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Knobe, MD · Dpt. of Orthopedic Trauma, RWTH Aachen University

  • Hans-Christoph Pape, Univ.-Prof. MD FACS · Dpt. of Orthopedic Trauma, RWTH Aachen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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