Fracture Forearm
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate whether short-arm fiberglass cast (SAC) immobilization provides fracture stabilization comparable to that of long-arm cast (LAC) treatment of displaced and non-displaced distal Salter Harris I/II forearm fractures in paediatric patients.
Detailed description
The patients are allocated randomly into the two groups(short-arm cast, long-arm cast). After confirming study participation, patients draw a sealed envelope enclosing a numbered card, which assignes them to one group or other. After choosing the envelope, neither the ED staff nor the parents and their childrenare blinded for the treatment groups. However, the data are going to be analyzed under blinded conditions
Interventions
DEVICEshort-arm fiberglass cast
fracture stabilization of salter harris I/II fractures with a fiberglass short-arm cast
DEVICElong-arm fiberglass cast
fracture stabilization of salter harris I/II fractures with a fiberglass long-arm cast
Sponsors
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Salter Harris I or II fracture of the distal radius or a forearm fracture * informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* open/instable/intraarticular fracture * age \<4 years or \> 16years * no informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of fracture displacement | in the first four weeks after trauma | difference in fracture angulation values either at pre-treatment or during follow-up between the two groups (short-arm cast; long-arm cast) |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
CONTACTMichelle Seiler, PD
STUDY_CHAIRMichelle Seiler, PD
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Outcome results
None listed