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Patella Fracture : A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT03445819 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2021-06-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial comparing operative and non operative treatment for displaced patella fractures in elderly, low-demand patients.

Conditions

  • Patella Fracture
  • Aging

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Group A: Surgical Treatment

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the patellar fracture will be performed using screws, wires, pins, or plate fixation at the discretion of the treating surgeon

OTHER

Group B: Conservative Treatment

Patients randomized to non-operative treatment will receive identical treatment to the operative group, minus the surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aaron Nauth, MD, FRCS (C) · Unity Health Toronto

  • Jeremy Hall, MD, FRCS(C) · Unity Health Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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