Dorsal Splint or Circular Cast for Colles' Fracture?
- Conditions
- Colles' Fracture
- Registration Number
- NCT00470691
- Lead Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
- Brief Summary
At our hospital, all Colles' fractures deemed suitable for conservative treatment are reduced and immobilised with a plaster of Paris dorsal splint which is converted to a complete cast after 10 days. According to individual factors such as age, general health and radiological results after 10 days, some patients with severe redisplacement are readmitted to hospital for surgery.
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether, during the first 10 days of immobilisation, a complete plaster cast or a dorsal plaster splint best retains the alignment of a reduced Colles' fracture. In addition, we aim to compare the complication rates of the two methods.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 72
- women 50 years and older
- Colles' fracture due to low energy trauma
- high energy trauma
- age under 50 years
- dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method redisplacement 10 days dorsal angulation, radial tilt and radial shortening - radiographs
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain 10 days pain during past 24h on a VAS
number of analgesic tablets 10 days number of analgesic tablets taken during the 10 days after reduction.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
St. Olavs Hospital
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway
St. Olavs Hospital🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway