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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05980312
Other study ID # 19-196
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 27, 2019
Est. completion date April 20, 2023

Study information

Verified date July 2023
Source The Cooper Health System
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy, defined as improved range of motion and functional outcome scores, of early elbow motion in the early (immediately post-op) and late postoperative periods (2 week post-op).


Description:

A prospective randomized clinical trial will be performed. Patients over the age of 18 undergoing operative fixation of an elbow fracture by a Cooper orthopaedic surgeon will be considered for study inclusion. Patients who are under the age of 18, pregnant, admitted to the ICU, have a history of trauma/injury to the joint, or extensive soft tissue injury as determined by the treating orthopaedic surgeon will be excluded from study participation. All surgeons listed as co-investigators on this study have agreed to participate. Surgeons who may want to handle postop care differently despite randomization were not listed as co-investigators on this study. All patients will undergo operative fracture fixation of the elbow, which is standard of care. The decision for operative treatment will be made prior to study participation based on fracture classification and the discretion of the orthopaedic trauma team. There are discrete indications for operative treatment of elbow fractures in the orthopaedic literature. These guidelines are based upon the AO/OTA fracture classifications. Operative indications for elbow fractures include: type 13 humerus fractures including all subtypes, type 2r1 radius fractures including all subtypes, and type 2u1 ulna fractures including all subtypes. After this decision is made, the patient will be considered for study inclusion. There will be two treatment groups. The control group will be immobilized in a splint for 2 weeks and will be allowed to resume unrestricted motion at 2 weeks postop. The experimental group will be allowed to use unrestricted motion immediately after surgery. Both groups will be followed up postoperatively to monitor for pain, range of motion, and elbow function as well as the presence of complications. Once there is adequate pain control and if there are no complications, the patient will be discharged. All patients will be instructed to follow up with their surgeon within 2 weeks. If patients do not follow-up with the surgeon in 2 weeks time, the research team will call the patient to monitor clinical progress. At the time of follow-up, all patients will be recommended to go to physical therapy.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date April 20, 2023
Est. primary completion date January 1, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Subjects must have undergone operative treatment for an elbow fracture - Operative indications for elbow fractures include: Type 13 humerus fractures including all subtypes, Type 2r1 radius fractures including all subtypes, Type 2u1 ulna fractures including all subtypes. - Individuals over the age of 18 years old. Exclusion Criteria: - Any patient who had not undergone operative treatment of an elbow fracture will be excluded. - Patients who were not treated surgically by an orthopaedic surgeon or were treated outside of the study frame will be excluded. - Individuals under the age of 18. - Pregnant women. - Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). - Patients with a history of trauma or injury to the affected elbow will be excluded. - Patients with extensive soft tissue injury of the elbow, which is defined as any injury that requires graft coverage, will be excluded. - Non-English speaking patients will be excluded. - Decisional-impaired patients will be excluded (as no substitute consent is requested).

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Splint Immobilization
Patients will be randomized to receive a splint following their surgical procedure.
Early Motion
Patients will be randomized to receive no splint following their surgical procedure.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Cooper University Health Care Camden New Jersey

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The Cooper Health System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary ASES-E Scores A standardized elbow evaluation was developed by the Research Committee of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 1 (ASES). This score allows the evaluation of elbow function independently from the underlying diagnosis. Preoperative and postoperatively as 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year
Primary HSS Elbow Score The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) scoring system 31 consists of eight domains described as pain, function, sagittal range, muscle strength, flexion contracture, extension contracture, pronation, and supination. Preoperative and postoperatively as 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year
Primary Range of Motion Preoperative and postoperatively as 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year
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