Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04068935
Buddy Taping Compared to Splint Immobilization for Displaced Paediatric Finger Fractures
Buddy Taping Compared to Splint Immobilizations for Reduced Paediatric Finger Fractures
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 4 Years – 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Fracture immobilization with Buddy taping is not inferior to Splint immobilization for non-displaced extra-articular paediatric finger fractures. However, whether the same applies for reduced finger fractures is unclear.
Detailed description
Displaced fractures will be reduced in the paediatric ED by Emergency physicians. After fracture reduction, fracture immobilization will either be done with a Splint immobilization or a fingertaping. After 4 and 21 days, clinical and radiographic controls will take place at the Hand surgery outpatient clinic.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | fracture immobilization after reduction of displaced finger fractures | After closed reduction of a displaced finger fracture, fracture immobilization with either Buddy taping or Splint immobilization |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-08-20
- Primary completion
- 2023-01-16
- Completion
- 2023-01-16
- First posted
- 2019-08-28
- Last updated
- 2023-05-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04068935. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.