NCT00788190

Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients

Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients, a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hand and Upper Limb Clinic, Canada · Network
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to create and test a treatment algorithm to guide the treatment of distal radius fractures in patients 65 and older and to obtain level-one evidence to determine the best method of treating distal radius fractures in this growing population demographic.

Detailed description

* Distal radius fractures with borderline alignment will be randomized to surgical intervention or conservative treatment. * Patients will fill out subjective questionnaires at 0, 6weeks, 3months, 6 months, and 1 year. * Patients will perform objective strength tests, dexterity tests and have their range of motion tested at 12 weeks, 6 months and 12 months.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fractures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Distal Radius Fracture Reduction	Surgical Intervention to Reduce Distal Radius Fracture
OTHER	Conservative Management	Conservative management of Distal Radius Fractures

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2008-11-10
• Last updated: 2011-04-11

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Canada