Study on Outcomes of Proximal Humerus Fractures

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status: Begins enrollment in 6 months

Conditions: Proximal Humerus Fracture

Treatments: Procedure: open reduction internal fixation; Procedure: intramedullary nail; Procedure: reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07060664

00002567

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients undergoing either operative or non-operative treatment of proximal humerus fractures will be studied with the goal of understanding which treatment modality provides optimal post-injury outcomes.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• individuals 65 years of age or older with proximal humerus fractures

Exclusion criteria

-

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Operative Management

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

Procedure: intramedullary nail

Procedure: open reduction internal fixation

Non-operative Management

No Intervention group