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Comparison of Healing Measures Tibial Fractures Following Standard Intramedullary Nailing or Micromotion Tibial Intramedullary Nailing
Led by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated on 2026-05-14
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
82 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Comparison of Healing Measures Tibial Fractures Following Standard Intramedullary Nailing or Micromotion Tibial Intramedullary Nailing
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 - 85 years
- Stable Tibial fracture recommended for surgical intervention
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients not meeting inclusion criteria
- Unstable fracture patterns e.g. those needing a secondary intervention - masquelet/cement spacer)
- Previously non-ambulatory patients
- Delayed presentation of fracture (>4 weeks)
- Fractures that the treating surgeon indicates requires additional fixation strategies to achieve stability
- Patients with an achieve infection or wound at the surgical site
- Any previous ligament or fracture surgery on the index site
- Inflammatory rheumatic disease or other rheumatic disease-
- Immune compromised patients (hepatitis, HIV, etc.)
- Unwilling or unable to participate or follow study protocol
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham Main Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
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Research Team
J
Joseph Johnson, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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