Distal Radius Fracture: Clinical Outcome After Conservative Treatment in the Elder Patient

NCT ID: NCT03962946

Last Updated: 2019-05-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-17

Study Completion Date

2018-10-18

Brief Summary

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This study is performed to evaluate the outcome of conservative treatment after distal radius fractures in patients of 65 years or older at the time of the injury, primarily with respect to the prognostic value of the Adolfsson-score for the functional demands of the patient on his hand.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Distal Radius Fracture

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Questionnaires to assess Patient reported Outcomes

Adolfsson-Score questionnaire quantifies the patient's utility of the hand. Suhm Score questionnaire quantifies the independency of a patient in his daily life.

Intervention Type OTHER

wrist function test

wrist function assessed by the range of motion (ROM) for both the affected and the unaffected side.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Distal radius fracture with conservative treatment
* Treated in 2014 or 2015
* X-ray of injury
* Informed consent by the patient to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* No X-ray
* No signed informed consent
* Demented patients
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel Rikli, PD Dr. med

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel

Locations

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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2018-00360; ch19Rikli2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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