Comparison of Early and Late Therapy for Adults With Non-Operatively Treated Proximal Humerus Fractures

Completed

Conditions studied: Proximal Humeral Fractures

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare two common ways of rehabilitating after proximal humerus fractures treated non-operatively.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00438633

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

63

Starts

2005-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and Female patients.
• Any race
• Older than 18y
• Diagnosed with proximal humeral fracture clinically and confirmed by imaging studies: X rays and/or CT Scans.
• Any type of proximal humeral fracture according to the Neer or AO classification system.
• Patient should have received non-operative treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients younger than 18 y.
• Patients with multiple other fractures.
• Patients that have received surgical treatment including closed reduction and percutaneous fixation, open reduction and internal fixation (plates, screws, pins, tension wire bands, cerclage wiring and/or intramedullary nailing) and/or articular shoulder prosthesis.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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