NCT01574833

Early Application of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field in the Treatment of Postoperative Delayed Union

Phase 4 Study of Early Applied Pulsed Electromagnetic Field in the Treatment of Postoperative Delayed Union of Long-bone Fractures

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators hypothesized that early applied pulsed electromagnetic field treatment on delayed union might lead to increased rate of fracture union and shortened period of treatment.

Conditions

• Fracture
• Delayed Union of Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	pulsed electromagnetic field	PEMF treatment
DEVICE	sham	sham treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2012-04-10
• Last updated: 2012-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China