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Trial to Evaluate UltraSound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Tibial Fractures
Registration Number
NCT00667849
Lead Sponsor
Bioventus LLC
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound on tibial fractures treated with intramedullary nailing.

Detailed Description

A randomized, placebo controlled, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound, applied to tibial fractures treated with intramedullary nailing.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
501
Inclusion Criteria
  • Males and females age 18 years or older
  • Have an open or closed tibial fracture amenable to intramedullary nail fixation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Tibial fracture associated with a vascular injury requiring repair
  • Pilon fractures
  • Tibial fractures that extend into the joint and require reduction
  • Pathologic fractures • Bilateral tibial fractures

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time (Days) to Radiographic Healing of Tibial Fracturesover 365 days

Days from randomization to day of x-ray assessed healed or, if not healed, day of premature withdrawal/study termination or day 365 (end of study visit)/ Kaplan-Meier

Change From Baseline in the SF-36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score of the Short Form-36 (SF-36)Over 365 days

Assessments at baseline and 6 post baseline time points/ mixed effects repeated measure single point estimate. Range= -100 worst, 0 best

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (16)

San Francisco General/Dept of Orthopedic Surgery

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Florida Orthopedic Institute

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

OrthoIndy

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

University of Kentucky

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Eastern Maine Medical Center

🇺🇸

Bangor, Maine, United States

University of Missouri

🇺🇸

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Insall Scott Kelly Institute

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Rothman Institute

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Temple University Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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San Francisco General/Dept of Orthopedic Surgery
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States

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