Immediate Mobilization Versus 2 Weeks Cast Immobilization After Distal Radius Fracture Treated With Volar Locking Plate
NCT ID: NCT05150925
Last Updated: 2025-11-28
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
240 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-12-01
2026-12-31
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
NONE
Study Groups
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Immediate mobilization after distal radius fracture treated with volar locking plate
Immediate mobilization
Immediate mobilization postoperatively without casting
Volar plating
Volar plating of distal radius fracture
2 weeks cast immobilization after distal radius fracture treated with volar locking plate
Cast treatment
Dorsal cast placed in OR
Volar plating
Volar plating of distal radius fracture
Interventions
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Cast treatment
Dorsal cast placed in OR
Immediate mobilization
Immediate mobilization postoperatively without casting
Volar plating
Volar plating of distal radius fracture
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* operative treatment justified
Exclusion Criteria
* Open fracture with a severity greater than Gustilo grade 1
* Patient aged less than 18 or over 65
* Patient does not understand written or spoken guidance in local languages
* Pathological fracture
* Previous fracture in the same wrist or forearm in the last 10 years, that has led to impairment of function
* Ipsilateral fracture in upper extremity
* Associated fractures of the ulna (except fractures of the PSU)
* Polytrauma
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kuopio University Hospital
OTHER
Jyväskylä Central Hospital
OTHER
Sundsvall Hospital
OTHER
Danderyd Hospital
OTHER
Tampere University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Aleksi Reito
Associate professor
Principal Investigators
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Aleksi Reito
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Tampere University Hospital
Laura Kärnä, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tampere University Hospital
Locations
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Teemu Karjalainen
Jyväskylä, , Finland
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, , Finland
Laura Kärnä
Tampere, , Finland
Danderyds Sjukhus
Danderyd, , Sweden
Sundsvalls sjukhuset
Sundsvall, , Sweden
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Karna L, Launonen AP, Karjalainen T, Luokkala T, Ponkilainen V, Halonen L, Helminen M, Mattila VM, Reito A. LIMPER trials: immediate mobilisation versus 2-week cast immobilisation after distal radius fracture treated with volar locking plate - a study protocol for a prospective, randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 11;12(11):e064440. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064440.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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R21111
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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