Echidna Pin Project: Clavicle Repair (Part 2)

• Conditions: Repair of mid shaft clavicle fractures; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000265471
• Lead Sponsor: Elton Edwards

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Patients presenting after a traumatic incident, with a midshaft clavicle fracture, that is suitably sized to accept the intramedullary bone pin.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with non-union, mal-union, infected or pathological fractures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiographic assessment of healing of a fractured clavicle[At 6, 12, 26 & 52 weeks post intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time taken for healing[Assessed at radiographic time frames.];Pain during healing using Huskisson's visual analogue scale[Assessed at clinic visits at 6,12, 26 & 52 weeks post intervention.];Asymmetry of fractured shoulder v non fractured shoulder [Assessed prior to treatment and at 6 week clinic visit.];Shoulder function using constants functional assessment of the shoulder[Assessed prior to treatment, 1 day post treatment and 6,12,26 & 52 weeks post treatment.];Time to perform daily activities[Assessed at 6 and 12 weeks post treatment.];Time to return to work[Assessed at 6 and 12 weeks post treatment.];Length of stay in hospital[Assessed at 6 weeks post treatment.]