The need for preoperative closed reduction of unstable, dorsally displaced distal radius fractures in view of pain perception and postoperative results

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010570

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-16

Start date

2016-06-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

S52.51

Interventions

Group 1: Clost reduction and cast Immobilisation with analgosedation before operation Group 2: Cast immobilisation without previous closed reduction before operation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: dorsally displaced distal radius fractures that fullfill Fontaines instability criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - dorsal shift of the shaft by more than 1/3 of the width of the radius shaft - Patients with sensibiliity disorder - Patients with previous radius fractures - Patients who received a treatment elsewhere before - Patients with multiple sites' injuries - Patients who are not able to understand the procedure e.g. supervised or mentally retarded persons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference of the pain level between the first contact in the emergency ambulance and the first day after emergency treatment evaluated by visual analog scale (0-10)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Radiological results 4 weeks postoperatively and problems concerning the medianus nerve	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarion Papay

Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim

marion.papay@ckbm.de07931 583001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026