Using of short leg splint for immobilization

A comparison of the immobilization results of lower extremity injuries with two method of short leg standard Splint and half length standard Splint

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170105031787N2

Enrollment

300

Registered

2018-01-11

Start date

2018-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Lower limb soft tissue injuries.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Half regular size short splint of lower limb in intervention group. Intervention 2: Control group: Regular size of short splint of lower limb in control group.

Treatment - Other

Intervention group: Half regular size short splint of lower limb in intervention group

Control group: Regular size of short splint of lower limb in control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 140 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients, who admitted in the emergency department of “7tir Hospital” in Tehran with a complaint of lower limb trauma and need splinting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: Patients under eighteen years old and those that can not be follow up will be rolled out. Patients who had long bone fracture Patients who had lower limb rupture Patients who had dislocation Patients who had laceration needs to repair

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recovery time. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Swelling. Timepoint: Before intervention; one week after intervention; two weeks after intervention; three weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Pain. Timepoint: every week until 3 weeks from splinting. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients according to pain score.;Complication such as compartment syndrome, burning of skin or sore. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Tolerance. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.	—

Measure

Time frame

Recovery time. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Swelling. Timepoint: Before intervention; one week after intervention; two weeks after intervention; three weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Pain. Timepoint: every week until 3 weeks from splinting. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients according to pain score.;Complication such as compartment syndrome, burning of skin or sore. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.;Tolerance. Timepoint: every week from splinting to removal time. Method of measurement: telephone or in-person interviews with patients.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAfshin Shokooh Saremi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

e_sh.saremi@yahoo.com+98 21 6641 3523

Outcome results

None listed

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