Treatment of Distal Radius Buckle Fractures

Fracture Treatment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Supportive Care Versus Casting for Distal Forearm Buckle Fractures in Children; A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01762605
• Other study ID #: IRB00012567
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2010
• Est. completion date: November 2012

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study determines if patients with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna treated with supportive care only demonstrate non-inferior outcomes in regard to pain control during healing, functional outcome at the wrist joint, and parental satisfaction, when compared with patients treated with the standard treatment regimen of 3-4 weeks in a short arm cast.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 11
• Est. completion date: November 2012
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 1 Year to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Children age 1-17 with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna. -

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients are excluded if there is any other injury to the upper limb or serious bodily trauma that might complicate pain scores. Children with suspected or proven metabolic bone disease, or pathologic fractures are excluded due to resultant abnormal bone healing.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fracture Treatment
• Fractures, Bone

Intervention

Other:
• Supportive Care

Procedure:
• Cast

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Wake Forest University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain		4-6 weeks