Buddy Taping Compared to Splint Immobilization for Displaced Paediatric Finger Fractures

NCT ID: NCT04068935

Last Updated: 2023-05-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-20

Study Completion Date

2023-01-16

Brief Summary

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Fracture immobilization with Buddy taping is not inferior to Splint immobilization for non-displaced extra-articular paediatric finger fractures. However, whether the same applies for reduced finger fractures is unclear.

Detailed Description

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Displaced fractures will be reduced in the paediatric ED by Emergency physicians. After fracture reduction, fracture immobilization will either be done with a Splint immobilization or a fingertaping. After 4 and 21 days, clinical and radiographic controls will take place at the Hand surgery outpatient clinic.

Conditions

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Fracture Finger

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Buddy taping

Buddy taping of the fractured finger to ist neighbouring uninjured finger.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

fracture immobilization after reduction of displaced finger fractures

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After closed reduction of a displaced finger fracture, fracture immobilization with either Buddy taping or Splint immobilization

splint immobilization

A forearm-based palmar Hand Splint in an intrinsic plus Position, enclosing all fingers without the thumb.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

fracture immobilization after reduction of displaced finger fractures

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After closed reduction of a displaced finger fracture, fracture immobilization with either Buddy taping or Splint immobilization

Interventions

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fracture immobilization after reduction of displaced finger fractures

After closed reduction of a displaced finger fracture, fracture immobilization with either Buddy taping or Splint immobilization

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* extraarticular displaced finger fractures of the proximal or middle phalanges

Exclusion Criteria

* fractures of the thumb
* fractures that are open, instable, pathologic or multifragmented
* multiple fractures of the Hand
* phalangeal neck fractures
* presentation later than 5 days after the injury
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Children's Hospital, Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michelle Seiler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Locations

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University Children's Hospital Zurich

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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Buddy taping 2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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