Investigation of the Effect of Age and Injury Severity on Short-term Intra-hospital Outcomes After Surgical Stabilized Rib Fractures

NCT ID: NCT06464302

Last Updated: 2025-06-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

700 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-01

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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The study aims to investigate the effect of surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF) on clinical outcomes measured during the hospital stay (mortality, days on a mechanical ventilator, intensive care unit and hospital length of stay, rate of complications). Furthermore, the effect of the patients age and overall injury severity on the outcomes after SSRF will be investigated. We hypothesise that the combination of high age and high injury severity will lead to worse outcomes after SSRF.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rib Fractures Rib Trauma Rib Fracture Multiple Thorax; Fracture

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Operative

Patients receiving surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF) by any operative technique

Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures using any fixation technique (including but not limited to plate fixation, intramedullary fixation, wire fixation) via any operative approach (including but not limited to open external approach, minimally invasive approach, thoracoscopic approach, thoracotomy approach).

Non-operative management of rib fractures

Intervention Type OTHER

Any supportive or specific treatment of rib fractures excluding surgical stabilisation of rib fractures. This includes, but is not limited to analgesia, physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen-supplementation

Non-operative

Patients not receiving surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)

Non-operative management of rib fractures

Intervention Type OTHER

Any supportive or specific treatment of rib fractures excluding surgical stabilisation of rib fractures. This includes, but is not limited to analgesia, physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen-supplementation

Interventions

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Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF)

Surgical stabilisation of rib fractures using any fixation technique (including but not limited to plate fixation, intramedullary fixation, wire fixation) via any operative approach (including but not limited to open external approach, minimally invasive approach, thoracoscopic approach, thoracotomy approach).

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Non-operative management of rib fractures

Any supportive or specific treatment of rib fractures excluding surgical stabilisation of rib fractures. This includes, but is not limited to analgesia, physiotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, oxygen-supplementation

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of the University Hospital Muenster
* Coded serial rib fractures (ICD S22.4 and S22.5)
* Treatment for the rib fractures between 2019 and 2023

Exclusion Criteria

* pathological rib fractures (due to suspected malignancy)
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital Muenster

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steffen Rosslenbroich, PD Dr. med.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery, University hospital Muenster

Locations

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Department for trauma, hand and reconstructive surgery, University hospital Muenster

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Michael D Huelskamp, Dr. med.

Role: CONTACT

0049 (0)251 83 51786

Helena Duesing, Dr. med.

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Michael D Huelskamp, Dr. med.

Role: primary

0049(0)251 9851786

Helena Duesing, Dr. med.

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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UKM_UCH_2024_002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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