Effectiveness of Immobilization in the Postoperative Analgesia of Surgically Treated Distal Radius Fractures

NCT03186963 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2018-03-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine wether postoperative immobilization is effective in controlling the pain of patients with intra-articular distal radius fractures treated with volar locking plate fixation. The study hypotheses is that postoperative immobilization does not enhance the analgesia of these patients.

Conditions

  • Radius Fracture Distal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

No immobilization

Conventional wrist dressing

PROCEDURE

Volar splint

Volar plaster splint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kodi E Kojima, MD · Institute of Orthopedics - University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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