Short and Long-arm Fiberglass Cast Immobilization for Distal Salter Harris I and II Forearm Fractures in Children
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: short-arm fiberglass cast, long-arm fiberglass cast.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Fracture Forearm. Basic parameters: 4 years — 16 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Unterarm-Combicast Versus Oberarm-Combicast Bei Gelenknahen Distalen (Salter Harris I/II) Radius- Und Vorderarmfrakturen im Kindesalter
Overview
The aim of this study is to investigate whether short-arm fiberglass cast (SAC) immobilization provides fracture stabilization comparable to that of long-arm cast (LAC) treatment of displaced and non-displaced distal Salter Harris I/II forearm fractures in paediatric patients.
Detailed description
The patients are allocated randomly into the two groups(short-arm cast, long-arm cast). After confirming study participation, patients draw a sealed envelope enclosing a numbered card, which assignes them to one group or other. After choosing the envelope, neither the ED staff nor the parents and their childrenare blinded for the treatment groups. However, the data are going to be analyzed under blinded conditions
Interventions
- Device short-arm fiberglass cast
fracture stabilization of salter harris I/II fractures with a fiberglass short-arm cast - Device long-arm fiberglass cast
fracture stabilization of salter harris I/II fractures with a fiberglass long-arm cast
Primary outcome measures
- Rate of fracture displacement [Time frame: in the first four weeks after trauma]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Salter Harris I or II fracture of the distal radius or a forearm fracture
- informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- open/instable/intraarticular fracture
- age <4 years or > 16years
- no informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- University Children's Hospital Zurich — Zurich
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05156749 · UChildrenZurich_salter harris