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Experimental Group for Distal Radius Fracture

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Research Sponsored by Marcus Van Aarsen
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
radiographically confirmed distal radius fracture
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up to be assessed 6 weeks post-injury. data will be aggregated over the 1 year study period
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Study Summary

Distal radius (Colle's) fractures in adult patients are commonly reduced in the emergency department before casting. Standard of care currently requires that x-rays be performed before and after fracture reduction, and inadequate reductions may be subject to repeat attempts and are at a higher risk to require surgery. This study will assess the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in addition to standard care as a tool to decrease the angulation at the fracture site after a reduction is performed. If this angulation is decreased, it would suggest that POCUS for distal radius fracture reduction could decrease the number of failed reduction attempts and therefore the number of repeated reduction attempts.

Eligible Conditions
  • Distal Radius Fracture

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~to be assessed 6 weeks post-injury. data will be aggregated over the 1 year study period
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and to be assessed 6 weeks post-injury. data will be aggregated over the 1 year study period for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Residual dorsal angulation
Secondary outcome measures
Need for orthopaedic surgery within 6 weeks of injury
Physician satisfaction: post-reduction questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Experimental GroupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients will undergo standard closed fracture reduction with the addition of point-of-care ultrasound use to assess post-reduction dorsal angulation. The sedation type, reduction method, and immobilization method will be at the discretion of the treating physician.
Group II: Standard of careActive Control1 Intervention
Patients will undergo standard closed fracture reduction. The sedation type, reduction method, and immobilization method will be at the discretion of the treating physician. Point-of-care ultrasound will not be used.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Point-of-care ultrasound
2016
N/A
~390

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lawson Health Research InstituteOTHER
656 Previous Clinical Trials
413,328 Total Patients Enrolled
Marcus Van AarsenLead Sponsor

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of Point-of-care Ultrasound Guidance for Distal Radius Fracture Reduction
Marcus Van Aarsen 2017. "The Effect of Point-of-care Ultrasound Guidance for Distal Radius Fracture Reduction". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02962206.
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