Satisfaction and Recovery After Distal Radius Fracture
ConditionDistal Radius Fracture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSahlgrenska University Hospital
About this trial
Distal radius fracture is the most common fracture in Sweden, but little is known about the patient's experience of pain and hand function during the first three months after the injury. This observational study will provide detailed information on a daily basis regarding pain, use of analgesic drugs, use of splints and hand function as measured weekly by a condition-specific questionnaire.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Unilateral distal radius fractures in patients without any other significant injuries regardless of ligament injuries and ulnar fractures.
Signed written consent
Disqualifiers
Compound injuries
Open fractures
Patients with post traumatic function deficits at any level in the affected arm prior to the distal radius fracture.
Patients with function deficits in the affected arm due to other medical conditions (e.g. Parkinsons disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Trial population
All patients with a distal radius fracture with the inclusion criteria and without the exclusion criteria at the emergency ward are eligible .
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Treatment of fracture by forearm cast
Procedure/SurgeryPatient that are not surgically treated for DRF
Surgical treatment of fracture
Procedure/SurgeryPatients that are surgically treated for DRF
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Cast1 intervention
Group B: Surgery1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Patient-reported hand function
Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) questionnaire
Time frame
Every week for three monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Day-by-day pain record
Patient reported pain as measured on a Likert scale 0-10 (0=no pain, 10= maximum pain)
Time frame
Every day for three months2
Analgesics
Daily record of use of analgesic drugs
Time frame
Every day for three months3
Wrist splint usage
Patient reported use of splint and evaluation of its efficacy
Time frame
Every week for three monthsSponsors and contacts
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Lead sponsor
Vastra Gotaland Region
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov