Treatment of Distal Radius Buckle Fractures

Supportive Care Versus Casting for Distal Forearm Buckle Fractures in Children; A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01762605

Enrollment

Registered

2013-01-08

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2022-03-07

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Conditions

Fracture Treatment

Brief summary

This study determines if patients with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna treated with supportive care only demonstrate non-inferior outcomes in regard to pain control during healing, functional outcome at the wrist joint, and parental satisfaction, when compared with patients treated with the standard treatment regimen of 3-4 weeks in a short arm cast.

Interventions

OTHERSupportive Care

PROCEDURECast

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Children age 1-17 with buckle fractures of the distal radius and/or ulna. -

Exclusion criteria

* Patients are excluded if there is any other injury to the upper limb or serious bodily trauma that might complicate pain scores. Children with suspected or proven metabolic bone disease, or pathologic fractures are excluded due to resultant abnormal bone healing.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain	4-6 weeks

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026