Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Trial of Casting Techniques for Displaced Forearm Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Displaced Forearm Fractures
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is recognized that fractures of the distal radius and forearm occur in approximately one in 100 children and adolescents every year. Though closed manipulation and cast immobilization of displaced ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Displaced distal radius or mid-diaphyseal forearm fracture
- fracture requires closed reduction and cast immobilization
- Age 4-16 years
- Skeletally immature
Exclusion
- Failed closed reduction
- Acute fracture \> 1 week old
- Refracture injury
- Fracture requires surgical treatment
- Significant soft tissue swelling
- Associated neurovascular compromise
- Plastic deformation injuries
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
202 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00823823
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
September 9 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Childrens Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02125