Comparison of Bracing With Co-aptation Splinting for the Initial Treatment of Acute Humeral Shaft Fractures: The COBRAS Trials

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Conditions studied: Humeral Fractures

In brief

The goal of this study is to determine which initial method of immobilization for humeral shaft fractures in the emergency room maximizes patient comfort. The two methods of initial management for humeral shaft fractures are sarmiento bracing (pre-fabricated fracture brace) and coaptation splinting. In this study, the team will compare patient related outcomes and comfort for each method of initial management of humeral shaft fractures. Participant pain, narcotic usage, and function will be tracked over a 2 week period to see which method of immobilization is preferred.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05118087

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

80

Starts

2021-07-20

Expected to finish

2025-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Presenting to an emergency room or ICARE in the participating centers with an acute humeral shaft fracture
• Age above 18 and skeletally mature
• Isolated Injury
• Treated non-operatively first 2 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Open fractures
• Poly trauma
• Injuries deemed operative by attending surgeon
• Patients undergoing treatment for malignancy
• Prisoners

Where it is running

• NYU Winthrop Hospital — Garden City, New York, United States
• NYU Langone Health — New York, New York, United States
• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center — Queens, New York, United States

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