Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing Forearm and Upper Arm Combi Cast for Distal Forearm Fractures in Children
Lead Sponsor:
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Conditions:
Salter-Harris Type I
Salter-Harris Type 2
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The standard treatment for children with closed reduction of displaced distal forearm fractures is an immobilization with an upper arm combicast. The hypothesis is that an forearm immobilization with ...
Detailed Description
Children with distal radial or forearm fractures needing closed reduction are eligible for this study. By drawing lots either an immobilization with an upper arm or forearm combicast will be performed...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- open growth Zone
- displaced metaphyseal radial or forearm fractures including Salter harris fracture 1 and 2 which require closed reduction
- written informed consent
Exclusion
- intraarticular fractures
- open fractures
- unstable fractures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 2 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 29 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03297047
Start Date
October 2 2017
End Date
August 29 2019
Last Update
September 17 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital
Zurich, Switzerland, 8032