Actively Recruiting
Limb Injuries and Post Injury Rehabilitation Trials - Tibial Shaft Fracture
Led by Tampere University Hospital · Updated on 2025-01-01
240
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
317 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Aim of our study is to compare immediate full weight-bearing and partial weight-bearing for 6 weeks after a tibial shaft fracture treated with intramedullary nailing. Co-primary outcome is return to work and physical component scale in the SF-36 questionnaire.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Limb Injuries and Post Injury Rehabilitation Trials - Tibial Shaft Fracture
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- AO/OTA 42-A/B acute, noncomminuted diaphyseal fracture of the tibia treated with intramedullary nailing with or without posterior malleolus screw fixation
- Operated within 72 hours of admittance
- Age between 18 and 65 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Inability to fill out the Finnish versions of the questionnaires
- Previous arthroplasty of the knee or ankle on the fractured limb
- Previous ipsilateral below-knee fracture requiring surgical treatment or ankle arthrodesis
- Inability to cooperate
- Not living independently before fracture (institutionalized living)
- Open fracture Gustilo grade 2 or higher
- Pathologic or stress fracture
- Multiple fractures requiring surgery in polytrauma patients
- Severe medical conditions impairing daily activities (unable to climb three floors without help)
- Body Mass Index over 40
- High surgical risk due to severe medical conditions
- Severe substance abuse
- Patient is retired
- Age less than 18 or more than 65
- Fasciotomy required due to acute compartment syndrome during or after surgery
- Inability to walk before fracture or daily need for walking aid such as crutches
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Central Finland Hospital Nova
Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Tampere Univeristy Hospital
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33520
Actively Recruiting
3
Turku University Hospital
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
A
Aleksi Reito, Assoc prof
CONTACT
S
Satu Ylä-Mononen
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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