Early Mobilization Following Volar Locking Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Distal Radius Fracture
In brief
The overall purpose of this study is to establish the utility of early mobilization in improving patient satisfaction following plate and screw fixation of wrist fractures. Subjects will have objective range of motion data collected and subjective survey data collected at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 1 year after being randomized either to an early mobilization group that receives a removable wrist splint or a late mobilization group that is placed in a splint for 2 weeks post-operatively. The investigators expect that early wrist mobilization following locking plate fixation of wrist fractures will lead to an increase in postoperative patient satisfaction without a significant increase in complications.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05033938
- Run by
- Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
- People needed
- 32
- Starts
- 2021-04-05
- Expected to finish
- 2023-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-09-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- DRF requiring volar plate fixation per physician investigator
- No medical comorbidities which would prevent them from having surgery per physician investigator
- Intra- or extra-articular DRF
You may not qualify if…
- Open fractures
- Comminuted fractures
- Polytrauma
- Bilateral DRFs
- Previous contralateral wrist injury that could limit comparison
- Additional ipsilateral fracture (except ulnar styloid - this will be recorded, but not an exclusion criteria)
- Pathologic fractures
- Additional fixation methods utilized (dorsal plate, K-wire, external fixator, etc.)
- Bone graft use
- Inability to comply with treatment protocol or follow-up
Where it is running
- University Orthopedics Associates — Somerset, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
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