A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Variable-Angle and Fixed-Angle Volar Locking Plating for Intra-articular Distal Radial Fractures

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Variable-Angle and Fixed-Angle Volar Locking Plating for Intra-articular Distal Radial Fractures - AA Prospective Randomized Comparison of Variable-Angle and Fixed-Angle Volar Locking Plating for Intra-articular Distal Radial Fractures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000039922

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-03-24

Start date

2014-09-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Distal Radial Fracture

Interventions

fixed-angle locking plate variable-angle locking plate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 18 years with unstable intra-articular distal radial fracture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: extra-articular fracture, bilateral fracture, open fracture, pre-existing arthritis of the wrist or hand, prior traumatic injury to the wrist or hand, concomitant ipsilateral upper-extremity injury other than a fracture of the ulnar styloid, more than two weeks after the injury

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PRWE score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
DASH score, range of wrist motion (extension, flexion, radial deviation, ulnar deviation, pronation, supination), grip power, complicaion, radiographic parameters (radial inclination, volar tilt, radial height, ulnar variance), CT (articular gap, step-off, plate position)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMASAO NISHIWAKI

Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital Hand and Elbow Surgery Center

nishiwa@jd5.so-net.ne.jp0442335521

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026