Safety Study on a Wood-plastic Composite Cast

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Distal Radius Fracture

Treatments: Device: Omnicast

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01340391

HUCS

Details and patient eligibility

About

An ecologically friendly and biodegradable wood-plastic composite-cast is studied. Patients, who has sustained a distal radius fracture in need of splinting are requested to participate in the study.

Enrollment: 33 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• distal radius fracture not older than 14 days
• age 17-90 years
• mother tongue finnish or swedish

Exclusion criteria

• open fracture
• other fractures or a previous fracture
• a previous or simultaneous tendon-, nerve- or vascular injury to the upper extremity
• a multiple injured hand
• decreased co-operation of the patient
• malignancy
• an illness affecting the general health

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 1 patient group

splinting method

Experimental group

Description:

A new splinting method has been invented. This is a study using the splint / cast in treatment of distal radius fractures.

Treatment:

Device: Omnicast