S52.50
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control group
In the control group, the planned dressing changes take place weekly (weeks 1-4 after the operation). In addition, in both groups at the dressing change after the 4th week, a p
Sponsors
Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 16 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a closed distal radius or forearm fracture or a closed supracondylar humerus fracture treated with Kirschner wire osteosynthesis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: open fractures, open reduction, speech barrier, pulseless supracondylar humerus fractures that require more frequent dressing changes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint of the study is the incidence of wound infections. Depending on the study arm, this is assessed either weekly or after four weeks as part of the respective dressing changes using the ‘Dahl Wire and Pin Site Classification and Treatment’ by the practitioner. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint of the study is the anxiety level of the patients at dressing changes. Depending on the study arm, this is assessed either weekly or after four weeks during the respective dressing changes using the ‘Faces Pain Scale revised (FPS-R)’, the ‘Wong-Baker-FACES Pain-Rating Scale’ or the ‘Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS) in Young Children’. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKristofer Wintges
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Outcome results
None listed