The Wrist-Free Study - Comparing Traditional Above Elbow Casts to Ones That Free the Wrist
NCT ID: NCT06496672
Last Updated: 2024-07-11
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
76 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-11-09
2024-08-31
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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Traditional
Participants in this group receive the existing treatment, which is a cast that terminates at the palmar bar.
Traditional long arm cast
Current standard of care where the cast extends up to the palmar bar
Modified
Participants in this group receive the experimental treatment, a cast that terminates at the wrist.
Modified long arm cast
A shorter cast that frees the wrist
Interventions
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Modified long arm cast
A shorter cast that frees the wrist
Traditional long arm cast
Current standard of care where the cast extends up to the palmar bar
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Polytrauma
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Kenneth PL Wong, FRCS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Locations
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, , Singapore
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Khoshbin A, Leroux T, Wasserstein D, Wolfstadt J, Law PW, Mahomed N, Wright JG. The epidemiology of paediatric supracondylar fracture fixation: a population-based study. Injury. 2014 Apr;45(4):701-8. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Oct 17.
Micheloni GM, Novi M, Leigheb M, Giorgini A, Porcellini G, Tarallo L. Supracondylar fractures in children: management and treatment. Acta Biomed. 2021 Jul 26;92(S3):e2021015. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS3.11725.
Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund C. Splints and casts: indications and methods. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Sep 1;80(5):491-9.
Shenoy PM, Islam A, Puri R. Current Management of Paediatric Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus. Cureus. 2020 May 15;12(5):e8137. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8137.
Vaquero-Picado A, Gonzalez-Moran G, Moraleda L. Management of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. EFORT Open Rev. 2018 Oct 1;3(10):526-540. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.3.170049. eCollection 2018 Oct.
Other Identifiers
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KKWCHWristFree
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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