NCT02154620

Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Over 70 Years - Volar Plate or Plaster

Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fractures in Patients Over 70 Years - Volar Plate or Plaster - A Prospective Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Distal radius fractures with dorsal dislocation among patients 70 years or older are randomized to conservative treatment with plaster or internal fixation with a volar plate. Thereafter they are followed at 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months and 12 months with x-ray, functional scores and clinical examination. An additional follow up at three years with X-ray, functional scores and clinical outcome will be conducted after a new written consent of continued participation in the study. A health economy analysis will be preformed at 1, and 3 years for the participants with complete EQ5D.

Conditions

• Distal Radius Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Volar plate	An anatomically countoured volar plate is implanted through a Henry's incision.
DEVICE	Synthes TCP volar plate

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2018-01-31
• First posted: 2014-06-03
• Last updated: 2021-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden