Plating Versus Nailing in Pediatric BB Forearm Fractures

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Intramedullary Nail; Randomized Controlled Trial; Plate Fixation; Forearm Fracture

• Registration Number: NCT06542471
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial to compare between dual intramedullary nailing and dual plating trying to synthesis a high quality evidence study that can solve the conflict between the decisions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-06
• Study Start: 2024-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-07
• Primary Completion: 2026-08-01
• Study Completion: 2026-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elbow range of motion	6 months	elbow flexion, extension, pronation and supination in degrees
Time to union	6 months	weeks required to achieve union
Quick DASH score	6 months	Patient reported questionnaire
patient satisfaction questionnaire	6 months	five points Likert scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Deformity (malunion rate)	6 months	Malunion deformity
Adverse events	6 months	Any adverse event will be recorded
Re-operation rate	6 months	percentage of patients requiring reoperation
size of wound scar in millimeters	6 months	measuring the size of wound scar in millimeters

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt