A randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of duration of immobilisation on function and pain following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for adult distal radius fractures managed with a locked volar plate.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Distal radius fracture managed with open reduction and internal fixation involving locked volar plate; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000902897
• Lead Sponsor: Western Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

1. Fracture involving the distal radius (within 3cm of the distal end of the radius) with or without an associated ulna fracture

2. Operative management involving a locked volar plate for distal radius fracture

3. 18 years or more

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fracture is pathological

2. If the participant has a cognitive impairment/intellectual disability

3. If the participant mobilises with a gait aid using the injured upper limb and therefore would take weight through the injured upper limb following ORIF

4. Participants who are transferred from Western Health to another health service for their ongoing management following ORIF

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean score on Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation[Measured by a blind assessor at six, 12 and 26 weeks following date of surgery.];Mean score on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for 'worst' and 'usual' pain over past week.[Measured weekly for six weeks following removal of immobilisation by assessor not blinded to intervention group and measured at six, 12 and 26 weeks following surgery by blind assessor.]