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Rib Fixation for Clinically Severe Rib Fractures From Trauma

NCT02595593 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 236

Last updated 2022-05-10

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Summary

This is a multicenter randomized study investigating the differences in clinical outcomes of patients between two standard of care pathways for rib trauma: patients who receive rib fixation versus patients who receive modern critical care and pain control after sustaining clinically significant rib fractures from trauma.

Conditions

  • Rib Fracture
  • Flail Chest

Interventions

DEVICE

Rib Fixation System

This intervention involves a surgical procedure to affix rib plates to broken ribs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Darwin Ang

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Darwin Ang, MD · HCA Trauma Network

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2023-01-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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