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Procedure

Distal targeting jig for Tibial Fracture

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion (6 month study period)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial compares two surgery techniques to see which is faster & has less radiation exposure.

Eligible Conditions

Nonunion of Tibia Fracture
Delayed Union of Femur Fracture
Tibial Fracture
Tibia Fracture
Nonunion Fracture
Femur Fractures

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion (6 month study period)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion (6 month study period)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion (6 month 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

Measurement of Screw Placement Angle

Patient Radiation exposure

Total screw placement time

Secondary outcome measures

Learning curve

Training methods

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Distal targeting jigExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients in this group will have interlocking screw placement using a proximally placed distal targeting jig

Group II: Free-hand/perfect circlesActive Control1 Intervention

Patients in this group will have interlocking screw placement using a free-hand, perfect circles technique.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Distal targeting jig

2022

N/A

~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLead Sponsor

499 Previous Clinical Trials

164,795 Total Patients Enrolled

Stryker NordicIndustry Sponsor

32 Previous Clinical Trials

4,033 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Tibial Fracture Research Study Groups: Free-hand/perfect circles, Distal targeting jig

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there still opportunities to enroll in this experiment?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation is not presently recruiting patients, despite first being posted on October 31st 2022 and last updated November 4th 2022. However, 361 other medical trials are actively enrolling subjects at the time of writing."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Distal Targeter vs Free-hand

Carol A. Lin, MD 2022. "Distal Targeter vs Free-hand". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05613257.