This is a Study to Find Out Whether Surgery Using a Metal Plate to Fix a Broken Elbow in Older Adults Leads to Better Recovery and Arm Function Compared to Non-surgical Treatment

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Conditions studied: Olecranon Fracture

In brief

This study takes place in one hospital and uses a random method to divide patients into groups. It looks at the best way to treat a broken elbow (specifically, a displaced olecranon fracture) in older adults who don't use their arms heavily. There are 84 patients in total, with 42 people in each group

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07400692

Run by

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

People needed

84

Starts

2026-02-03

Expected to finish

2030-02-03

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-10

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with an acute (< 2 weeks) Mayo type 2A or 2B olecranon fracture
• Patients aged > 65 years • Patients with reduced functional demand, with a score > 2 and < 7 on the Clinical Frailty Scale
• Patients able to provide informed consent and follow all study procedures as indicated in the protocol
• Signed informed consent for study participation

You may not qualify if…

• Patients aged < 65 years or with a Clinical Frailty Scale score > 7 or < 2
• Patients with a Mayo type 2A or 2B fracture seen more than 2 weeks after injury
• Old fracture (> 6 months), pseudoarthrosis, or unhealed nerve injury of the ipsilateral upper limb
• Open (Gustilo-Anderson type 2 or 3) or pathological fracture
• Previous injury to, or other condition of, the elbow with severe functional impairment
• Patients with severe comorbidities preventing safe surgical treatment
• Other acute fracture or nerve damage of the ipsilateral upper limb
• Known drug or alcohol abuse
• Inability to follow study procedures (e.g., due to language barriers or severe comorbidities)

Where it is running

• EOC - Orthopaedics and Traumatology Service — Lugano, Switzerland (enrolling)

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