Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Early and Late Therapy for Adults With Non-Operatively Treated Proximal Humerus Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
Proximal Humeral Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare two common ways of rehabilitating after proximal humerus fractures treated non-operatively.
Detailed Description
Proximal humerus fractures with limited displacement and fractures that occur in older, less active or infirm patients are treated non-operatively. There is a general impression, supported by some dat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and Female patients.
- Any race
- Older than 18y
- Diagnosed with proximal humeral fracture clinically and confirmed by imaging studies: X rays and/or CT Scans.
- Any type of proximal humeral fracture according to the Neer or AO classification system.
- Patient should have received non-operative treatment.
Exclusion
- Patients younger than 18 y.
- Patients with multiple other fractures.
- Patients that have received surgical treatment including closed reduction and percutaneous fixation, open reduction and internal fixation (plates, screws, pins, tension wire bands, cerclage wiring and/or intramedullary nailing) and/or articular shoulder prosthesis.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00438633
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
June 21 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114