NCT03297047

Comparing Forearm and Upper Arm Combi Cast for Distal Forearm Fractures in Children

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Forearm and Upper Arm Combi Cast for Immobilization After Closed Reduced Distal Forearm Fractures in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Children's Hospital, Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The standard treatment for children with closed reduction of displaced distal forearm fractures is an immobilization with an upper arm combicast. The hypothesis is that an forearm immobilization with combicast in children 4-16 years might be sufficient.

Detailed description

Children with distal radial or forearm fractures needing closed reduction are eligible for this study. By drawing lots either an immobilization with an upper arm or forearm combicast will be performed. Regular controls after 5, 10, 28 days, 4 weeks and 7 weeks will be performed to check the rate of displacement, consolidation time, wearing comfort and movement of the elbow joint after taking off the cast.

Conditions

• Salter-Harris Type I
• Salter-Harris Type 2
• Radius Fractures
• Forearm Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	combi cast	upper arm or forearm combi cast

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-02
• Primary completion: 2019-08-29
• Completion: 2019-08-29
• First posted: 2017-09-29
• Last updated: 2019-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland