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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT00590850
Other study ID # GHS-07-03-04
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2003
Est. completion date October 2023

Study information

Verified date March 2023
Source Prisma Health-Upstate
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Clavicle (collar bone) fractures account for about 33% of all fractures around the shoulder. Some surgeons suggest that surgical treatment is the best option, while others suggest that nonoperative care is the best treatment. There is no evidence to date that either option in superior. For this reason, we propose to conduct a prospective, randomized clinical trial of surgical versus non-surgical treatment of displaced high-energy clavicle fractures. This study will use both objective clinical and patient-based outcome measures. The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between clinical outcomes (healing rate, time to healing, time to return to work, Constant Score, complications), functional outcomes (DASH Score), and health related quality of life (SF-36) in nonoperative care and two types of surgical care for displaced fractures of the clavicular shaft in adults. Included patients will be randomized into one of three groups: nonoperative care (Group N); surgical care using plates and screws (Group P); and surgical care using intramedullary pin put inside of the clavicle to stabilize it (Group I).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 412
Est. completion date October 2023
Est. primary completion date December 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 85 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - ages of 18 and 85 - a midshaft clavicle fracture - fracture displaced the width of the clavicle or shortened at least 1.5 cm - less than 21 days since the injury Exclusion Criteria: - injury involving the lateral ligaments - fracture involve the sternoclavicular joint - Pathologic Fracture - Open Fracture - Fracture with neurovascular compromise - Displaced fracture with impending skin compromise - Medical comorbidities that preclude surgery - Associated injuries to ipsilateral shoulder girdle - severe cognitive disability or injury that may inhibit study form completion

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
ORIF with Plate and Screws
ORIF with plate and screws
Pin Fixation
Clavicle fixation with clavicle pin

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Prisma Health Greenville South Carolina

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Prisma Health-Upstate Indiana University, Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores 1 year
Secondary Reoperation rate rate of reoperations between groups 1 year