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Clinical Applications of a Joystick in Femoral Shaft Fractures

Studying the Clinical Applications of H Joystick for Reduction in Femoral Shaft Fractures

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03417310
Enrollment
80
Registered
2018-01-31
Start date
2015-04-01
Completion date
2017-03-31
Last updated
2018-01-31

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

Conditions

Femur Shaft Fracture

Keywords

closed reduction, locked intramedullary nailing

Brief summary

This study will use a new H joystick for reduction on patients with femur fractures to investigate the reduction time, operating time and bone healing status for the evaluation of the clinical application benefits of this joystick.

Detailed description

This study will design a new H joystick for reduction (which has received the national utility model patent) and will use this equipment on 80 patients (55 males, 25 females) with femur fractures to investigate the reduction time, operating time and bone healing status for the evaluation of the clinical application benefits of this joystick.

Interventions

DEVICEH joystick

A joystick that corrects lateral displacement and angulation for multi-direction reduction

PROCEDURECommon reduction methods

Manual reduction methods without the assistance of any devices

Sponsors

Shenzhen People's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Femur shaft fractures

Exclusion criteria

* Not suitable to receive intramedullary nail treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Operating timeOne dayDuration of operation
Fluoroscopy timesOne dayThe number of times for fluoroscopy
Blood lossOne dayThe amount of blood loss

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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