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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01035359
Date of registration: 16/12/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Karolinska Institutet
Public title: Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures, X-fix or Volar Fixation
Scientific title: Dorsally Displaced Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures - Volar Plate or External Fixation. A Prospective Randomized Trial.
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 70
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01035359
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Sweden
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Female 50-74 years or male 60-74 years

- Dorsally displaced intraarticular distal radius fracture

- Dorsal angulation >20 degrees measured from the plane perpendicular to the radius
axis

- Low energy trauma

- Injury <72 hours when diagnosed

- Patient independent of help for ADL

Exclusion Criteria:

- Earlier dysfunction in any wrist

- Other major injuries

- Rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic joint disease

- Dementia or severe psychiatric disease

- Severe medical condition making general anesthesia a major risk



Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: 74 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Low Energy Trauma
Dorsally Displaced Intraarticular Distal Radius Fractures
Age 50 - 74 for Females or 60-74 for Males
Intervention(s)
Procedure: External fixation
Procedure: Volar plate
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary outcome is measured by DASH (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand), which is a self administered questionnaire validated for disease and dysfunction of the upper limb. [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
A secondary outcome is the degree of malalignment on the x-ray of the injured wrist. [Time Frame: 12 months]
A secondary outcome of this study is the EQ5D, which is a validated quality-of-life instrument. [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
DRF intra
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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