NCT00398242

Treatment of Stable Both-Bone Midshaft Forearm Fractures in Children

Treatment of Stable Both-Bone Midshaft Forearm Fractures in Children: A Randomized Trial Between Treatment With Above Elbow Cast and a Combination of Above- and Below Elbow Armcast.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (planned)
• Sponsor: Colaris, Joost, M.D. · Individual
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

We create a randomized clinical trial between the treatment with above elbow armcast alone and the treatment of above elbow in combination with a short arm cast for stable midshaft both-bone forearm fractures.

Detailed description

children who arrive at the emergency unit with a stable both-bone midshaft forearm fracture will be asked to join the trial. If the fracture will be stable during reposition in the operating room, a randomization between 2 kinds of plaster treatment will be done. Outpatient clinic visits till a follow-up of 6 months. During these visits we will investigate: consolidation and dislocation on X-ray, function of both arms, complains in daily living and complications.

Conditions

• Fracture
• Forearm
• Midshaft
• Child
• Treatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	above or below elbow cast for the last 3 weeks of treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• First posted: 2006-11-10
• Last updated: 2006-11-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Netherlands