Comparative Evaluation of External Chest Wall Fixator Treatment Effectiveness in Patients With Rib Fractures

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trauma; Rib Fractures

Treatments: Device: External chest wall fixator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06448078

GKOzgur

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the effect of external chest wall fixator on patients' pain level, complication development and hospital stay in patients with rib fractures.Patients who were admitted due to trauma and had serial rib fractures were evaluated. Standard treatment was applied to the control group. External chest wall fixator was applied to the case group in standard treatment. Pain levels of the patients, development of complications and duration of hospitalization were recorded.

Full description

Basis of treatment for rib fractures is pain control and physiotherapy. External chest wall fixators may provide a new approach as part of multimodal treatment. This study aimed to investigate the effect of external chest wall fixator on patients' pain level, complication development and hospital stay in patients with rib fractures.

Patients who were admitted due to trauma and had serial rib fractures were evaluated. There were 14 patients in case group and 20 in control group. Standard treatment was applied to the control group. External chest wall fixator was applied to the case group in addition to standard treatment. Pain levels of the patients, development of complications and duration of hospitalization were recorded. Pain levels of the patients were evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale and the pain level was scored between 0 and 10.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with serial rib fractures after trauma
• Patients without extrathoracic pathology

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with less than 3 rib fractures
• Patients with extrathoracic injuries
• Patients with bilateral rib fractures
• Patients with flail chest
• Patients with hemothorax or pneumothorax requiring drainage with tube thoracostomy at first admission

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Case group

Active Comparator group

Description:

External chest wall fixator will be applied to the rib fracture area in the case group

Treatment:

Device: External chest wall fixator

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be made to the control group