Does Early Elbow Motion Improve Patient Outcomes After Surgically Treated Elbow Fractures?

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Conditions studied: Elbow Fracture, Range of Motion, Immobilization

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy, defined as improved range of motion and functional outcome scores, of early elbow motion in the early (immediately post-op) and late postoperative periods (2 week post-op).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05980312

Run by

The Cooper Health System

People needed

80

Starts

2019-12-27

Expected to finish

2023-04-20

Last updated by the study team

2023-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects must have undergone operative treatment for an elbow fracture
• Operative indications for elbow fractures include: Type 13 humerus fractures including all subtypes, Type 2r1 radius fractures including all subtypes, Type 2u1 ulna fractures including all subtypes.
• Individuals over the age of 18 years old.

You may not qualify if…

• Any patient who had not undergone operative treatment of an elbow fracture will be excluded.
• Patients who were not treated surgically by an orthopaedic surgeon or were treated outside of the study frame will be excluded.
• Individuals under the age of 18.
• Pregnant women.
• Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
• Patients with a history of trauma or injury to the affected elbow will be excluded.
• Patients with extensive soft tissue injury of the elbow, which is defined as any injury that requires graft coverage, will be excluded.
• Non-English speaking patients will be excluded.
• Decisional-impaired patients will be excluded (as no substitute consent is requested).

Where it is running

• Cooper University Health Care — Camden, New Jersey, United States

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