NCT01293916

Spica Casting in Pediatric Femur Fractures: Study of Single Leg Versus Double Leg Spica Casts

Spica Casting in Pediatric Femur Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of Single Leg vs Double Leg Spica Casts

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing use of single leg spica with double leg spica casts in the treatment of pediatric femur fractures in children ages 2 through 6 years old.

Detailed description

Introduction * double-leg spica casting is the treatment of choice at many centers for the treatment of diaphyseal femur fractures in children 2 to 6 years old. * Investigators hypothesize that these patients can be effectively treated with single-leg spica casting and that such treatment will result in easier care and better patient function during treatment. Methods * Prospective randomized controlled study of patients between 2 and 6 years old with diaphyseal femur fractures * patients randomly assigned to either immediate single or double-leg spica casting groups after consent was obtained * Radiographs serially evaluated for maintenance of reduction with respect to length, varus/valgus angulation and procurvatum/recurvatum angulation * After casts removal, the Activity Scale for Kids (Performance Version) questionnaire and a custom written survey were given to parents evaluating ease of care and function of children during treatment.

Conditions

• Femur Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Spica casting	single versus double leg spica casting

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-01-01
• Completion: 2009-01-01
• First posted: 2011-02-11
• Last updated: 2019-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States