Dorsal Splint or Circular Cast for Colles' Fracture?

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
St. Olavs Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00470691
First received: May 7, 2007
Last updated: October 20, 2011
Last verified: October 2011

May 7, 2007
October 20, 2011
June 2004
January 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
redisplacement [ Time Frame: 10 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
dorsal angulation, radial tilt and radial shortening - radiographs
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  • pain [ Time Frame: 10 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    pain during past 24h on a VAS
  • number of analgesic tablets [ Time Frame: 10 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    number of analgesic tablets taken during the 10 days after reduction.
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Dorsal Splint or Circular Cast for Colles' Fracture?
Comparison of Dorsal Plaster Splint and Circular Plaster Cast for Colles' Fractures

At our hospital, all Colles' fractures deemed suitable for conservative treatment are reduced and immobilised with a plaster of Paris dorsal splint which is converted to a complete cast after 10 days. According to individual factors such as age, general health and radiological results after 10 days, some patients with severe redisplacement are readmitted to hospital for surgery.

The main purpose of this study is to determine whether, during the first 10 days of immobilisation, a complete plaster cast or a dorsal plaster splint best retains the alignment of a reduced Colles' fracture. In addition, we aim to compare the complication rates of the two methods.

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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Colles' Fracture
  • Procedure: plaster cast
    complete circular plaster cast
  • Procedure: dorsal splint
    dorsal plaster splint
  • Experimental: complete plaster cast
    reduction and a complete plaster cast,
    Intervention: Procedure: plaster cast
  • Active Comparator: dorsal plaster splint
    reduction and a dorsal plaster splint.
    Intervention: Procedure: dorsal splint
Wik TS, Aurstad AT, Finsen V. Colles' fracture: dorsal splint or complete cast during the first 10 days? Injury. 2009 Apr;40(4):400-4. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

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Completed
72
June 2008
January 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women 50 years and older
  • Colles' fracture due to low energy trauma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • high energy trauma
  • age under 50 years
  • dementia
Female
50 Years and older
No
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Norway
 
NCT00470691
StOlavsH-ort-radius
No
St. Olavs Hospital
St. Olavs Hospital
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Study Chair: Vilh Finsen, MD, PhD Dept of orthopaedic Surgery, St Olavs Hospital
St. Olavs Hospital
October 2011

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