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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN31051582
Date of registration: 29/09/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Public title: Comparison of orthodontic and conventional wire IMF in the open and closed management of mandibular fractures: a two centre randomised trial
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Date of first enrolment: 01/06/2004
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN31051582
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Not Specified)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Name: Geraldine    Brown
Address:  SSR Orthodontics Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust Whipps Cross Road E11 1NR London United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 150 patients 75 from this site. Included are all patients with a mandibular lower jaw fracture, over 16, no pre-existing dental disease, attending Whipps Cross NHS or Barts and the London NHS Trust.
Exclusion criteria: Under 16, pre-existing dental disease, multiple facial fractures, upper jaw fractures, alveolar fractures.

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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning: Mandibular fractures
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Mandibular fractures
Intervention(s)
Patients randomised into 2 groups: open or closed management of fracture using two different type of fixings, patient satisfaction questionnaire/VAS pain scores.
Primary Outcome(s)
To evaluate the two forms of treatment for cost benefit to the NHS.
Outcome measures: theatre time, length of stay, amount of follow up, patient satisfaction and pain experienced.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
N0080141034
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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