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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04675879
Other study ID # 14052
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 1, 2020
Est. completion date February 23, 2023

Study information

Verified date February 2023
Source Bezmialem Vakif University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In the investigators' prospective randomized study, the investigator will investigate the effect of different bandage types on functional and radiological results of proximal humerus fractures over 18 years of age, for whom conservative treatment is decided. In recent studies, it has been shown that surgical treatment in proximal humerus fractures has a high complication rate and is also not superior to conservative treatments in terms of functional results. Therefore, the importance of conservative treatment is increasing day by day in this group of fractures, especially in elderly patients with high risk for surgery. In these studies in the literature, the method in conservative treatment is not clearly specified, and the investigator will apply 3 different bandages to adjust the rotation of the shoulder in 3 different ways during the investigators' conservative treatment. The investigator will compare functional and radiological results between these groups.


Description:

Proximal humerus fractures, who are admitted to the investigators' emergency department and are decided to follow conservative follow-up criteria, will be given one of 3 different bandages (velpau bandage, classical shoulder arm sling, 30 degree padded shoulder arm sling) according to the previous randomization. Routinely, at the 2nd week, 6th week, 12th week, 6th month and 12th month outpatient clinic controls, the patients will be seen and their X-ray and clinical satisfaction status will be checked. X-rays will be taken as classical ap / lateral and true ap. At the end of the second week, which is absolute immobilization, elbow and wrist movements will begin. Afterwards, in the 6th week, according to the state of union with deltoid strengthening, passive and active shoulder joint range of motion exercises will be started. At the end of the 12th month, the follow-up will be terminated, and in this control, the existing joint movements will be recorded by measuring the degrees of anterior elevation, abduction, external rotation in neutral, external rotation at 90 degrees and internal rotation. In addition, in this control, the values will be noted by taking the Constant, ASES, DASH and VAS Scores. After all these values are noted for all 3 groups, statistical analysis between groups will be made for each variable and the result will be given. In addition, if complications(non-union,mal-union,stiffness etc.) occur during conservative follow-up in the investigators' patients, they will be recorded and whether there is a statistically significant difference in complications between the groups will be investigated. The investigators' aim in this study is to understand whether any of these 3 different bandage types, which are routinely used as an immobilization method in proximal humerus fractures, are superior to the other. A study comparing immobilization methods could not be found in the literature. These bandage types, which have not been compared with their effectiveness, are used effectively all over the world. With this study, the investigator set this on a scientific basis and set the correct direction of the investigators' treatments as the investigators' main goal.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 120
Est. completion date February 23, 2023
Est. primary completion date February 23, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Neer type 2, 3 and 4 proximal humerus fractures suitable for conservative follow-up - Patients older than 18 years Exclusion Criteria: - Previous surgery in the ipsilateral shoulder area - Fractured dislocation - Patients with open phys line - Patients with neurological problems affecting the upper extremity (MS, stroke, etc.) - Patients with fracture-induced neurovascular problems - Open fractures - Patients who require surgery for any reason while follw-up (malunion, nonunion, etc.)

Study Design


Intervention

Device:
Shoulder arm bandage
Three different shoulder-arm bandage types

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Bezmialem Vakif University Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Bezmialem Vakif University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary External rotation degree degrees of external rotation achieved after conservative follow-up. 12 months
Secondary Anterior elevation degree degrees of anterior elevation achieved after conservative follow-up. 12 months
Secondary Abduction degree degrees of abduction achieved after conservative follow-up. 12 months
Secondary Internal rotation degree degrees of internal rotation achieved after conservative follow-up. 12 months
Secondary DASH Score degree DASH score obtained at the end of follow-up of patients who completed 12 months of conservative follow-up.
Minimum and maximum values are respectively 0 and 100. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
12 months
Secondary Constant Score degree Constant score obtained at the end of follow-up of patients who completed 12 months of conservative follow-up Minimum and maximum values are respectively 8 and 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome. 12 months
Secondary ASES Score degree ASES score obtained at the end of follow-up of patients who completed 12 months of conservative follow-up Minimum and maximum values are respectively 0 and 100. Higher scores mean a better outcome. 12 months
Secondary VAS Score degree VAS score obtained at the end of follow-up of patients who completed 12 months of conservative follow-up Minimum and maximum values are respectively 0 and 10. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. 12 months
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