Distal Radial Fractures in Adult Patients: 4 Weeks Versus 6 Weeks of Cast Immobilization

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-15

Study Completion Date

2026-02-01

Brief Summary

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Post-intervention outcomes comparing casting in distal radius fractures of four weeks versus six weeks.

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Detailed Description

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Cast immobilization for 6 weeks remains the mainstay of therapy for distal radius fractures. To challenge the therapeutic time frame, participants will be randomized into two arms, and the treatment arm will undergo immobilization for 4 weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at cast removal and then at 3 and 6 months prospectively using the Quick-DASH score and the DASH score (only at 6 months).

Conditions

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Fracture Forearm Radius Distal Fracture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Cast immobilization for four weeks

Scotch cast immobilization for a period of four weeks applied to distal radius fractures.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Short Arm Cast for Distal Radius Fracture for four weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Scotch cast immobilization below elbow for four weeks

Cast immobilization for six weeks

Scotch cast immobilization for a period of six weeks applied to distal radius fractures

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Short Arm Cast for Distal Radius Fracture for six weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Scotch cast immobilization below elbow for six weeks

Interventions

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Short Arm Cast for Distal Radius Fracture for four weeks

Scotch cast immobilization below elbow for four weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Short Arm Cast for Distal Radius Fracture for six weeks

Scotch cast immobilization below elbow for six weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Splint Cast Splint Cast

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with DRF undergoing conservative management with cast immobilization
* Age between 18 to 50 years.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any syndromic patients
* Any patients with musculoskeletal disease
* Patients having osteoporosis
* Post-menopausal females
* Smokers
* Ages less than 18 or greater than 50
* Patients presenting with intra-articular fractures

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No