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Comparison of Healing Measures Tibial Fractures Following Standard Intramedullary Nailing or Micromotion Tibial Intramedullary Nailing

NCT06679049 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-05-14

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to perform a high-quality randomized control trial comparing intramedullary tibial nail fixation with standard design nails to a micromotion tibial nail device, to evaluate the rates of union and post-operative outcomes.

Conditions

  • Tibial Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

micromotion intramedullary nail cohort

use of at least 2 distal interlocking screws and the use of a minimum of 1 proximal tibial interlocking screw

PROCEDURE

standard intramedullary nail cohort

use of at least 2 distal interlocking screws and the use of a minimum of 1 proximal interlocking screw

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Johnson, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-30
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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