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Incidence of wound infection after percutaneous kirschner wire osteosynthesis for distal radial and supracondylar humeral fractures in children: a randomised controlled trial.

Incidence of wound infection after percutaneous kirschner wire osteosynthesis for distal radial and supracondylar humeral fractures in children: a randomised controlled trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036734
Enrollment
205
Registered
2025-06-03
Start date
2025-04-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

S52.50

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
Lead Sponsor

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

MeasureTime 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

MeasureTime 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

k.wintges@uke.de+4915222815781

Outcome results

None listed

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