Trial to Evaluate UltraSound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Tibial Fractures

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of low-intensity, pulsed ultrasound on tibial fractures treated with intramedullary nailing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00667849

Run by

Bioventus LLC

People needed

501

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Males and females age 18 years or older
• Have an open or closed tibial fracture amenable to intramedullary nail fixation

You may not qualify if…

• Tibial fracture associated with a vascular injury requiring repair
• Pilon fractures
• Tibial fractures that extend into the joint and require reduction
• Pathologic fractures • Bilateral tibial fractures

Where it is running

• San Francisco General/Dept of Orthopedic Surgery — San Francisco, California, United States
• Florida Orthopedic Institute — Tampa, Florida, United States
• OrthoIndy — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
• Eastern Maine Medical Center — Bangor, Maine, United States
• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States
• Insall Scott Kelly Institute — New York, New York, United States
• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Rothman Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Temple University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Greenville Hospital System — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
• Orthopedic Specialtiy Associates — Fort Worth, Texas, United States
• West Virginia University — Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
• Foothills Medical Centre — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Vancouver Coastal Health — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• QE II Health Sciences Centre — Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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