Audio Distraction for Traction Pin Placement

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Conditions studied: Lower Extremity Fracture

In brief

Traction pin placement is a common way to temporarily manage femur fractures and unstable acetabular fractures while awaiting surgery. Skeletal traction is thought to reduce patient discomfort by improving fracture alignment as well as relaxing muscle spasm pain felt from the broken bone by stretching out the leg. Skeletal traction may also help prevent articular surface damage in the hip by decreasing joint pressure. Despite the benefits of skeletal traction, insertion of the traction pin can be a painful and unpleasant experience for the patient. Our study hopes to see if listening to music with headphones during insertion of the traction pin decrease patient pain and anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05927480

Run by

HealthPartners Institute

People needed

54

Starts

2018-04-25

Expected to finish

2022-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-12-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Conscious, oriented, able to give informed consent
• Medical need for distal femoral or proximal tibial skeletal traction pin placement

You may not qualify if…

• Medical contraindication to skeletal traction
• Endotracheal intubation
• Unable to participate in verbal communication throughout the procedure and in the recovery phase
• Sensory impairment to pain
• Inability to make accurate mark on VAS 2/2 cognitive, motor or visual deficiencies.

Where it is running

• Jackson Memorial Hospital — Miami, Florida, United States
• Regions Hospital — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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