Treatment of greenstick forearm fractures in children using bandages or cast therapy.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22818

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-21

Start date

2005-09-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Patients are randomly assigned to be treated using either bandages or cast therapy.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a greenstick forearm fracture which comprises 1/3 of the distal forearm; 2. Patients with an age between 4 years old and 13 years old; 3. Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Complicated fractures; 2. The necessity to reposition the fracture.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary dislocation of the fracture.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comfort, pain, function of the arm and complications.	—

Contacts

Public ContactE.R. Hammacher

Koekoekslaan 1

e.hammacher@antonius.net+31 (0)30 6092052

Outcome results