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The armpit hold test: a new physical examination to diagnosis of clavicular fracture in preschool children

Discussion on the diagnostic value of armpit hold test for clavicle fracture in preschool children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300073983
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-07-26
Start date
2019-01-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

clavicle fracture

Interventions

Gold Standard:Anteroposterior X-ray examination results of the clavicle.
Index test:Parents' chief complaints when they armpit hold their children before the visit, doctor's armpit hold test results, parents' armpit hold test results, and clavicle tenderness results. The p

Sponsors

Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Months to 48 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) The pediatric orthopedic doctor of Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital suspects that the child may have a clavicle fracture and will perform an X-ray examination of the clavicle, or the parents of the injured child carry an X-ray that can show the whole picture of the affected clavicle after the injury; (2) Children aged between 7 months and 48 months; (3) Those with a clear history of trauma, who refuse to move or reduce their upper limbs after injury; (4) Except for temporary suspension of the affected limb, no other treatment, no medication Analgesic drugs; (5) The guardian who accompanied the child to see the doctor agreed to participate in this study and signed the informed consent of the subjects who accepted this experiment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) The time of injury is more than 72 hours; (2) Multiple injuries, compound injuries, injuries to multiple anatomical parts; (3) Open injuries; (4) High-energy injuries such as traffic accidents or falls from heights above 3 meters; (5) ) The child is accompanied by other diseases that may affect the results of the physical examination, such as acute upper respiratory infection, osteogenesis imperfecta, etc.; (6) The child weighs more than 20kg; (7) The person accompanying the child is not the guardian.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
doctor's armpit hold test;parents' armpit hold test;Parents' chief complaints when they armpit hold their children before the visit;Sensitivity;Specificity;Positive predictive value;Negative predictive value;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
clavicle tenderness;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhibo Chen

Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

meczb-spark@163.com+86 151 9557 9500

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026