NCT01823692

Evaluating Validity of Ultrasonography in Determining Distal Radius Fracture Reduction

Study of Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Determining the Adequacy of Distal Radius Fracture Reduction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 184 (actual)
• Sponsor: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether ultrasonography guidance compare with the simple radiography aids in determining the adequacy of distal radius fracture reduction.

Detailed description

Distal radius fracture is one of the most common causes for visiting the emergency department. Nowadays, simple radiography is used as a control standard for evaluating reduction of distal radius fractures. The disadvantages include time wasting, frequent x-ray exposures and use of more sedation in determining adequate reduction, made scientists to evaluate alternative method such as ultrasonography which fast, easy and less dangerous were considered as advantages. The investigators goal was to identify whether ultrasonography guidance compare with the simple radiography aids in determining the adequacy of distal radius fracture reduction.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ultrasonography	after manipulation and reduction were performed by single emergency medicine specialist under Bier block regional anesthesia or procedural sedation-analgesia, The ultrasonography was performed by the single emergency department physician in a long axis both in a anterioposterior and lateral views in determining whether the distal and proximal distal to a fracture was in a straight line (less than 3 mm difference) or not?

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2013-04-04
• Last updated: 2013-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran