Skip to content

Comparison of the clinical, functional and radiological results after reduction and implantation of a plate osteosynthesis or the combination of a plate osteosynthesis with a "TightRope"system for stabilization after distal clavicle fracture - a clinical prospective randomized pilot study

Comparison of the clinical, functional and radiological results after reduction and implantation of a plate osteosynthesis or the combination of a plate osteosynthesis with a "TightRope"system for stabilization after distal clavicle fracture - a clinical prospective randomized pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00020268
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-12-18
Start date
2020-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

S42.03

Interventions

Group 1: Plate osteosynthesis Group 2: Plate osteosynthesis plus "TightRope"

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of legal age, treated at the Center for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, with the diagnosis of an unstable distal clavicular fracture are included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age 4 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Survey of the subjective, clinical, functional and radiological outcome after surgical treatment by a plate osteosynthesis or the combination of plate osteosynthesis plus "TightRope".

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Gender, age, height / weight, comorbidities, current medication, general risk factors (smoking, alcohol), postoperative complications (wound healing disorders, infections, re-fracture, material breakage, failure of bone healing).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Fischer

Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

christine.gugau@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221-5626101

Outcome results

None listed

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