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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02348437
Date of registration: 22/01/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Nordsjaellands Hospital
Public title: Repair vs Non-repair of the Pronator Quadratus Muscle in Distal Radius Fractures. RCT.
Scientific title: Clinical Outcome After Repair of the Pronator Quadratus Muscle in Volar Locked Plating of the Distal Radius. A Randomised Clinical Trial.
Date of first enrolment: February 2015
Target sample size: 72
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02348437
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Contacts
Name:     Jesper Sonntag, MD
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Affiliation:  Nordsjaellands Hospital Hilleroed, Unit of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hilleroed. Denmark
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

- patients over 18 years.

- patients with an unstable DRF AO type 23 A2, A3, C1, C2 or C3 elected for surgery with
volar plating. Unstable is defined as one of the following: 1) More than 10 degrees
dorsal angulation of radius' joint surface in lateral plane measured from an
orthogonal axis through radius. 2) Ulnar variance more than 2 mm. 3) Fracture line
involving joint surface with more than 2 mm dislocation. 4) Incongruence of the DRJ.

- patients that can undergo the surgery in plexus brachialis block (so the operation can
be performed in the outpatient department).

- patients with the ability to read and understand Danish.

Exclusion criteria:

- patients with an open fracture.

- patients with a neurologic disorder affecting the fractured upper extremity.

- patients with a history of fracture to the same wrist.

- patients with dementia, substance abuse or severe psychiatric disorder.

- patients who do not agree to be randomised.

- patients unable to continue follow-up.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Arm Injuries
Radius Fractures
Rupture of Muscle
Colles' Fracture
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Non-repair
Procedure: Repair
Primary Outcome(s)
Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Grip strength [Time Frame: 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Pronation strength [Time Frame: 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Ultra sonic examination (Examination of tendons and PQ muscle) [Time Frame: 3 months]
Operation time [Time Frame: day 0]
Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) [Time Frame: 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Range of motion: supination/pronation [Time Frame: 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Complications (Tendon rupture and Tendinitis) [Time Frame: 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months]
Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) [Time Frame: 2 weeks, 5 weeks, 3 months, 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
PQ Project
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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