Conservative Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly in Randomized Controlled Trial

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

114

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2016

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2018

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2018

Conditions
Colles' FractureDistal Radius Fracture
Interventions
OTHER

Flexion-ulnar cast

The group will be treated with closed reduction and flexion-ulnar deviation position cast. This will take place under local anaesthesia by means of local infiltration commonly used in Finland. There is no preferable method for performing the reduction. Additional radiographs will be taken to verify the success of the reduction one week after the reduction and after two and five weeks of casting if treating health care professional it requires. The cast will be disposed after 5 weeks.

OTHER

Functional cast

The group will be treated with closed reduction and functional position cast. This will take place under local anaesthesia by means of local infiltration commonly used in Finland. There is no preferable method for performing the reduction. Additional radiographs will be taken to verify the success of the reduction one week after the reduction and after two and five weeks of casting if treating health care professional it requires. The cast will be disposed after 5 weeks.

Trial Locations (3)

Unknown

Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä

Satakunta Central Hospital, Pori

Tampere Univeristy Hospital, Tampere

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Central Finland Hospital District

OTHER

collaborator

Satakunta Central Hospital

OTHER

lead

Tampere University Hospital

OTHER

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