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Ultrasound Assisted Distal Radius Fracture Reduction

NCT01561573 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2012-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

PURPOSE: to evaluate the utility of bedside ultrasound performed by emergency physicians in the evaluation and reduction of colles fractures as compared with traditional pre and post reduction radiographs. With the objectives of assessing Emergency Ultrasounds (EU) utility in guiding reduction attempts of Colles fractures and to compare EU to x-ray for the final assessment of reduction adequacy.

Conditions

  • Colles Fracture
  • Point of Care Ultrasound
  • Emergency Ultrasound

Interventions

DEVICE

Point of care ultrasound

A bedside ultrasound machine will be used to image the colles fracture during the fracture reduction process.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew Skinner, MD · St. Paul's Hospital

  • Steve Socransky, MD · Sudbury Regional Hospital

  • Ray Wiss, MD · Sudbury Regional Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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