Cost-effectiveness, Volar Locking Plate or Non-operative Treatment Distal Radius Fracture

NCT ID: NCT06067074

Last Updated: 2023-10-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-08

Study Completion Date

2024-11-04

Brief Summary

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A cost-utility analysis based on an earlier published RCT comparing surgery with volar locking plate to non-operative treatment for the elderly with a displaced distal radius fracture.

Detailed Description

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Study design: A cost-utility analysis of a patient population included in a previous published randomized controlled trial.

Patient population:140 patients 70 years of age or older with a displaced distal radius fracture that met the inclusion and no exclusion criteria at Danderyd Hospital or Södersjukhuset Hospital were randomized to volar locking plate or non-operative treatment with a cast.

Primary outcome: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) at 1 and 3 years.

Data collection: Prospectively collected clinical data is available for 4, 12, weeks, 1 and 3 years. Costs will be analysed regarding surgical equipment, inpatient stay, surgical time. Prescriptions of analgesics and antibiotics as well as inpatient and outpatient consumption over a three years period after the injury will be retrieved from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.The life expectancy adjusted life years (QALYs) is calculated from prospectively collected results from EQ-5D.

Conditions

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Radius Fractures Aged Cost-Benefit Analysis Wrist Fracture Quality of Life Wrist Injuries Postoperative Complications Health Care Utilization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Parallell study arms with the intervention volar locking plate and control treatment forearm cast. We investigate the difference in health cost between the two groups.
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Volar Locking Plate

Surgery with a Volar Locking Plate due to displaced distal radius fracture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Volar Locking Plate

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgery

Non-operative treatment group

Patients allocated to non-operative treatment received a plaster cast for 4-5 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Plaster Cast

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Non-operative treatment with a plaster cast

Interventions

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Volar Locking Plate

Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Plaster Cast

Non-operative treatment with a plaster cast

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patient \>70 years
* wrist radiograph \>20° dorsal tilt and/or +/-4 mm axial shortening

Exclusion Criteria

* Former disability of either wrist
* Intra-articular fractures with a step-off of \>1 mm or a gap of \> 1 mm (at Sodersjukhuset Hospital)
* High-energy trauma (Sodersjukhuset Hospital)
* Associated ulnar fracture
* Injury to ipsilateral upper extremity
* Rheumatoid arthritis or other severe joint disorders
* Dementia or Pfeiffer score of \<5 at Sodersjukhuset Hospital and \<8 at Danderyd Hospital
* Drug or alcohol abuse or psychiatric disorder
* Dependency in activities of daily living
* Patient not a resident within the catchment area of the 2 centers
* Fracture diagnosed \>3 days from injury at Sodersjukhuset Hospital and \>6 days at Danderyd Hospital
* Patient not fit for surgery or American Society of Anesthesiologists class 4
Minimum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro

associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Olof Sköldenberg, professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division ot Ortopeadics

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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study2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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