Actively Recruiting
Clinical Outcomes of the ALPS Proximal Humerus Plating System
Led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Updated on 2026-05-11
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
747 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to document the performance and clinical outcomes of the A.L.P.S® Proximal Humerus Plating System. Specific Aims: * Conduct physical assessments measuring shoulder strength and range of motion, physician assessment of radiographs * Obtain patient-reported outcomes regarding pain level, function capabilities, and work/leisure restrictions * Document revisions, complications, and adverse events
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Clinical Outcomes of the ALPS Proximal Humerus Plating System
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients with a proximal humerus fracture requiring primary or revision open reduction and internal fixation using the A.L.P.S Proximal Humerus Plating System
- Patients with a proximal humerus fracture involving the metaphysis
- Patients aged 18 years or older
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients under 18 years of age
- Patients with infection, sepsis, or osteomyelitis
- Patients unwilling to participate or with psychiatric disorders limiting consent or follow-up
- Patients with severe problems maintaining follow-up such as prisoners, homeless, or intellectually impaired without adequate family support
- Patients who do not speak English
- Patients with known risks for pathologic fractures such as bone metastasis
- Patients treated for osteoporosis within the last 5 years or treated for longer than 5 years
- Patients with Type 1 diabetes
- Patients with other bone diseases including osteogenesis imperfecta, Paget's disease, thyroid disease, Vitamin D deficiency, or hyperparathyroidism
- Patients with a history of cancer, abnormal serum calcium, or chronic steroid use
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Julie M Daniels
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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