Outcome of intra-medullary nailing compared to conventional plating in middle third clavicle fractures - a prospective randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201805003376209

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-05-08

Start date

2011-07-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Musculoskeletal Diseases Patients with clavicle fractures

Interventions

Nailing group

Plating group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The minimum age for participation was 16 years. Patients had to have been admitted to the hospital with a fracture of the shaft of the clavicle, as determined by the Allman classification1. In addition, the fracture had to, at least be shortened by a minimum of 15mm, had to be displaced 100%, and/or had to be comminuted.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with previous clavicle fractures, or who had sustained a pathological fracture, were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Union rate of the fracture	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fucntional ability of the shoulder	—

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactRob Lamberts

Head of Orthopaedic Research

roblam@sun.ac.za+27219389266

Outcome results

None listed

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