Clinical trial for fixation of paediatric femur fractures

Randomised clinical trial comparing flexible nail versus Kirschner wire for intramedullary fixation of paediatric femur fractures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201703002109357

Enrollment

160

Registered

2017-03-17

Start date

2017-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Paediatrics Paediatric femur fractures

Interventions

Intramedullary Kirschner wire fixation

Intramedullary flexible nail fixation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children age 5-14 admitted to KATH for acute traumatic diaphyseal fracture of the femur will be considered for inclusion in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Skeletal maturity Head trauma Patient weight greater than 50 kg Metaphyseal or intra-articular femoral fracture Pathological fracture Segmental fracture patterns Significant bone loss Patients on drugs that affect fracture healing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain free union without significant malalignment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL);Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI);Recovery milestones (time to walking with aids, time to independent walking, time until full activity allowed)	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactPatrick Curran

Research Fellow

patrick.curran@ucsf.edu+1 925 699 3256

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026