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A Clinical Trial of Pronation Versus Supination Maneuvers for the Reduction of the Pulled Elbow

NCT01562535 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2012-03-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nursemaid elbow or pulled elbow is a condition commonly seen in the emergency department. It is the sudden pull of the radial head (a bone in the elbow) in toddlers. Usually occur when a parent tries to pull the child by the arm and a "clic" or "clunk" is felt with immediate pain and unwilling to move the arm. It is not a dangerous condition although it is distressing for kids and their parents/caretakers.

Conditions

  • Nursemaid Elbow
  • Pulled Elbow

Interventions

OTHER

Pronation

In this technique the arm is flexed 90 degrees and a gentle pronation is applied to the arm; then the arm is further flexed to 45 degrees until the clinician feels a "click" in the elbow meaning the re-accommodation of the radial head has been accomplished.

OTHER

Supination

The affected arm is in a 90 degrees flexion. The clinician will hold the arm by the elbow and then makes a gentle supination of the affected arm and flexion of the elbow until feeling the "click" and the child is able to move the arm without pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carlos A Cuello-Garcia, MD · Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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