Treatment of Distal Radius Buckle Fractures

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Fracture Treatment

Treatments: Other: Supportive Care; Procedure: Cast

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01762605

IRB00012567

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study determines if patients with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna treated with supportive care only demonstrate non-inferior outcomes in regard to pain control during healing, functional outcome at the wrist joint, and parental satisfaction, when compared with patients treated with the standard treatment regimen of 3-4 weeks in a short arm cast.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Children age 1-17 with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna. -

Exclusion criteria

• Patients are excluded if there is any other injury to the upper limb or serious bodily trauma that might complicate pain scores. Children with suspected or proven metabolic bone disease, or pathologic fractures are excluded due to resultant abnormal bone healing.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

Supportive Care

Experimental group

Description:

No casting or splinting, supportive care only by parents

Treatment:

Other: Supportive Care

Cast

Active Comparator group

Description:

Casting for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Procedure: Cast