Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
68 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-10-05
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Operative group
tension band wiring or plate fixation
Tension band wiring or plate fixation
Operative fixation of olecranon fracture with either of the methods mentioned in the intervention name
Non-operative group
conservative treatment
Sling or a long-arm plaster
Non-operative treatment and progressive range of motion as tolerated. A long-arm plaster will be used, if necessary, for pain relief.
Interventions
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Tension band wiring or plate fixation
Operative fixation of olecranon fracture with either of the methods mentioned in the intervention name
Sling or a long-arm plaster
Non-operative treatment and progressive range of motion as tolerated. A long-arm plaster will be used, if necessary, for pain relief.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age of patient is 75 years or over at the time of the injury
Exclusion Criteria
* Mayo type 3 fracture
* Fracture continuation distal to coronoideus
* Other acute fracture or nerve damage of the ipsilateral upper limb
* Old fracture (\<6 months) or pseudoarthrosis or unhealed nerve injury of the ipsilateral upper limb
* Open fracture
* Pathological fracture
* History of alcoholism, drug abuse, psychological or other emotional problems likely to jeopardize informed consent
* Patient's inability to understand written and spoken Finnish or Swedish or Danish
* Patient's denial for participation or cognitive incapability to provide consent
* Patient physically unfit for surgery
75 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Helsinki University Central Hospital
OTHER
Oulu University Hospital
OTHER
Kuopio University Hospital
OTHER
University Hospital, Linkoeping
OTHER
Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
OTHER
Turku University Hospital
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Turku Central University Hospital
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Hospital Nova
Jyväskylä, , Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, , Finland
Danderyd Hospital
Stockholm, , Sweden
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Rantalaiho I, Laaksonen I, Launonen AP, Luokkala T, Flinkkila T, Salmela M, Adolfsson L, Olsen B, Isotalo K, Ryosa A, Aarimaa V; SCORE study group. Scandinavian Olecranon Research in the Elderly (SCORE): protocol for a non-inferiority, randomised, controlled, multicentre trial comparing operative and conservative treatment of olecranon fractures in the elderly. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 31;12(1):e055097. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055097.
Other Identifiers
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SCORE
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id