Treating non-healing atypical femur fractures (AFF) with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT); a pilot-study.

Treating non-healing atypical femur fractures (AFF) with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT); a pilot-study. - ESWT for non-healing AFF

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON48267

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-30

Start date

2019-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

atypical femur fracture

Interventions

Patients participating in the study will be treated with ESWT twice, at a two week interval. Patients will be treated at our day care facility under local or general anesthesia. During one treatment

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - AFF according to the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Task Force created guidelines - Time since primary surgical fixation of the AFF more than > 1 year - Fracture gap

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Instable or displaced AFF - Active infection - Haemophilia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of healed AFF's after six months assessed with CT-scan.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of healed AFF's after 3 monts, changes in patient reported outcome measures at 3 and 6 month compared to baseline.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)