Study on Wood-plastic Composite for Circumferential Casting (WOODCAST)

Onbone

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankle Fracture; Radius Fracture; Bone Fracture

Treatments: Other: limb casting/splinting

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01493167

37/13/03/02/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of study is to verify that WOODCAST Circular system performs safely and effectively in its intended use.

Full description

An ecologically friendly and biodegradable wood-plastic composite-cast is studied. The purpose of the study is to verify that WOODCAST Circular system performs safely and effectively in its intended use. Patients, who need immobilization of extremity (including for example scaphoid fracture of the wrist or ankle fracture) will be participating in the study. Various casting techniques with novel WOODCAST material will be studied.

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient treatment involves circular casting;
• age 0-90 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 extremity yo be treated;
• a multiple injured extremity;
• decreased co-operation of the patient;
• malignancy;
• an illness affecting the general health.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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97 participants in 1 patient group

limb casting/splinting

Other group

Description:

Patient age 0-90 years. Patient treatment requires extremity immobilization

Treatment:

Other: limb casting/splinting