NCT06981065

The Scandinavian Displaced Lateral Clavicle Trial

The Scandinavian Displaced Lateral Clavicle Trial (ScanDiLaC) - A Multicentre, Pragmatic, 12-Month, Non-inferiority, Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A multicentre multinational RCT to investigate whether non-surgical treatment is non-inferior to surgical treatment for displaced extraarticular lateral clavicle fractures in adults.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to investigate whether non-surgical treatment is non inferior to surgical treatment for displaced lateral clavicle fractures with regards to functional outcome measured with different patient-reported outcome measures. Patients aged 18-65 years will be randomized to non-surgical or surgical (pragmatic) treatment. The primary outcome is the Disabilities of Arm Hand and Shoulder (DASH) score at 1 year.

Conditions

• Clavicle Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Simple Sling and Physiotherapy	Non-surgical treatment with a simple sling and physiotherapy according to standardized program.
PROCEDURE	Surgical treatment	Surgical treatment with plate and screws (lateral clavicle plate, clavicle plate or hook plate with/without coracoclavicular fixation).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-17
• Primary completion: 2028-12-31
• Completion: 2029-12-31
• First posted: 2025-05-20
• Last updated: 2025-12-10

Locations

11 sites across 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden