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Upper Extremity Post-op Splints: Do They Improve Post-operative Pain?

NCT03891966 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2023-10-27

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine if applying a rigid splint helps to reduce pain following operative fixation of upper extremity fractures. Orthopedic trauma surgeons currently vary in their application of rigid post-operative splints versus soft dressings after certain surgical procedures based on personal preference. In this study, 100 patients undergoing operative fixation of isolated both bone forearm, radial head, olecranon, distal humerus, or humeral shaft fractures will either receive a splint or soft dressing post-operatively. Their pain, medication usage and function will be tracked over the 2- week postoperative period to see if splinting has any impact on outcomes.

Conditions

  • Extremity Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Rigid Splint

50 patients undergoing operative fixation of isolated bothbone forearm, radial head, olecranon, distal humerus, or humeral shaft fractures will either receive a splint.

PROCEDURE

Soft Dressing

50 patients undergoing operative fixation of isolated both bone forearm, radial head, olecranon, distal humerus, or humeral shaft fractures will either receive a soft dressing post-operatively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Philipp Leucht, MD · New York Langone Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-08
Primary Completion
2023-08-01
Completion
2023-08-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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