Prospective Trial on Trochanteric Femur Fractures Treated With or Without a Trochanter Support Plate

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Femoral Fractures

• Registration Number: NCT00626470
• Lead Sponsor: St. Olavs Hospital

Brief Summary

Fractures just below the hip often are treated with a so called Gliding Screw and Plate (DHS). Recently a new additional plate called a Trochanter Support Plate (TSP) which attaches to the DHS has become available which is claimed to give extra support to the fracture. In a prospective randomised study we wish to test the hypothesis that the TSP does not give any additional stability to the fracture treated with the DHS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-28
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-29
• Study Start: 2008-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of unstable trochanteric femur fracture.(Evans-Jensen class.3-5)
• (can include; Patients with cognitive problems (ie. dementia etc)

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with pathological fractures
• Multitrauma patients
• Patients not able to walk before the fracture
• Under 19 years old.
• Patients with fractures needing other treatments than gliding hip screws
• Reverse oblique fractures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fracture movement postoperatively	One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reoperation	One year
Pain postoperatively	one year
complications postoperatively	one year
Hip function postoperatively	one year
Fracture healing	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ortopaedic Department, St.Olavs Hospital; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway