Operative Versus Conservative Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures

Comparison of Time to Return to Previous Activity Between Operative Treatment and Cast Immobilization of Complete Fracture of the Middle Part of the Scaphoid Without Dislocation

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00205985

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-09-21

Start date

2003-12-31

Completion date

2006-04-30

Last updated

2020-08-14

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Conditions

Scaphoid Fracture

Keywords

Return to work, Scaphoid fracture, Operative treatment, Activity level

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to compare the time to return to previous activity level between operative treatment and non-operative cast immobilization of patients with an acute complete fracture of the middle part of the scaphoid, without any dislocation or comminution visible CT-scan.

Interventions

DEVICEScaphoid screw

Conservative treatment versus application of scaphoid screw

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Mature skeleton * Isolated, acute complete fracture of the mid third of the scaphoid

Exclusion criteria

* acute fractures of both hands * one hand missing * other injuries than scaphoid fractures * rheumatoid, osteoarthritis or polyarthritis * previous soft tissue injuries of the hand * drug or alcohol abuse * participant in trial during the previous month

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to return to previous activity level	—
Time to return to full work and household duties	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
DASH	—
SF-36	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 2, 2026