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Comparison of the Safety and Cost of a Simplified Post-Operative Radiograph (SPOR) Protocol

NCT04110470 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1612

Last updated 2019-10-01

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Summary

The standard post-operative radiographic protocol for the monitoring of fractures at Health Sciences Centre includes post-operative in hospital radiographs as well as radiographs at the two week follow up appointment. This is in addition to good quality intra-operative radiographs. With current operative techniques and implants, orthopaedic surgeons can achieve reliably stable internal fixation. In fact, patients are often allowed to take weight through the fractured limb immediately post-operatively. In these cases, redundant post-operative radiographs likely represent an avoidable cost to the system financially, and an avoidable cost to the patient in additional time spent in hospital and unnecessary radiation exposure.

Conditions

  • Fractures, Bone
  • Fracture Complications
  • Xray Complication

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

X-ray

Patients will receive standard radiographs post-operative day one or two in hospital, as well as radiographs in clinic at two and six weeks.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

No-Xray

These patients will not have routine post-operative in hospital radiographs, or radiographs in clinic at two weeks, unless clinically indicated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tudor V Tufescu, BSc, MD, FRCSC · University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-01
Completion
2024-05-01

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