The Wrist-Free Study - Comparing Traditional Above Elbow Casts to Ones That Free the Wrist

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Supracondylar Humerus Fracture
• Interventions: Procedure: Traditional long arm cast; Procedure: Modified long arm cast

• Registration Number: NCT06496672
• Lead Sponsor: KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial compares clinical outcomes, patient comfort and satisfaction of freeing the wrist in casts for supracondylar humerus fractures in children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-11-09
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-04
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-31
• Study Completion: 2024-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

• Type I and Type IIa Supracondylar Humerus Fracture

Exclusion Criteria

• History of elbow injury
• Polytrauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Traditional	Traditional long arm cast	Participants in this group receive the existing treatment, which is a cast that terminates at the palmar bar.
Modified	Modified long arm cast	Participants in this group receive the experimental treatment, a cast that terminates at the wrist.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Satisfaction	3-4 Weeks	Measured using QDASH

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications in healing	3-4 Weeks	Observe for loss of reduction in fracture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KK Women's and Children's Hospital; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore