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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON41420
NL-OMON41420
Completed
Not Applicable

Primary hemiarthroplasty versus conservative treatment for comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly - A Multicenter Randomized trial - ProCon trial

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Enrollment
65
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients meeting the following inclusion criteria are eligible for enrolment:
  • 1\. Adult men or women aged 65 years and older (with no upper age limit)
  • 2\. Fracture of the humeral head
  • 3\. Selected three\-part (Hertel classification type 9, 10, 11\), selected four\-part (Hertel type 12\), anatomical neck (Hertel type 2\), or split\-head fractures of the humeral head in the judgement of the attending surgeon. All fractures should be classified according to the binary description system, based on 3D CT reconstructions
  • 4\. Operative treatment within 21 days of presenting to the emergency department (if randomized for HA)
  • 5\. Provision of informed consent by patient
  • 6\. Assurance that the surgeon who will perform HA has attended the pre\-trial HA course.

Exclusion Criteria

  • If any of the following criteria applies, patients will be excluded:
  • 1\. Polytraumatized patients
  • 2\. Patients with an additional traumatic injury of the affected arm
  • 3\. Patients with pathological, recurrent or open fractures
  • 4\. Patients with an impaired shoulder function (i.e., stiff or painful shoulder, neurologic disorder of the upper limb, or diagnosed rotator cuff impairment) prior to the injury
  • 5\. Retained hardware around the affected humerus
  • 6\. Patients with a disorder of bone metabolism other than osteoporosis (i.e., Paget\*s disease, renal osteodystrophy, osteomalacia)
  • 7\. Moderate or severe cognitively impaired patients (i.e., Mini\-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) Six Item Screener with 3 or more errors)
  • 8\. Likely problems, in the judgment of the investigators, with maintaining follow\-up (e.g., patients with no fixed address will be excluded)
  • 9\. Insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language to understand a rehabilitation program and other treatment information in the judgment of the attending physician.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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