Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00470691
Dorsal Splint or Circular Cast for Colles' Fracture?
Comparison of Dorsal Plaster Splint and Circular Plaster Cast for Colles' Fractures
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 72 (actual)
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
At our hospital, all Colles' fractures deemed suitable for conservative treatment are reduced and immobilised with a plaster of Paris dorsal splint which is converted to a complete cast after 10 days. According to individual factors such as age, general health and radiological results after 10 days, some patients with severe redisplacement are readmitted to hospital for surgery. The main purpose of this study is to determine whether, during the first 10 days of immobilisation, a complete plaster cast or a dorsal plaster splint best retains the alignment of a reduced Colles' fracture. In addition, we aim to compare the complication rates of the two methods.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | plaster cast | complete circular plaster cast |
| PROCEDURE | dorsal splint | dorsal plaster splint |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2004-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-01-01
- Completion
- 2008-06-01
- First posted
- 2007-05-08
- Last updated
- 2015-04-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00470691. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.