The Optimized Follow-up Protocol for Pediatric Metaphyseal Forearm Fractures

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 12
SponsorNonticha Thanthong

About this trial

The randomized controlled study which compare radiologic outcomes (loss of reduction rate) and complications in pediatric patients with displaced metaphyseal forearm fractures who underwent conservative treatment. The patients were assigned in two different follow-up protocols. In the control group, the patients will go to hospital for follow-up visit and film every week until 4th week after injury. In the intervention group, the patients will go to hospital for follow-up visit every week except in the 3rd week after injury they will be gotten telemedicine follow-up.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 0-12 years

Patients with distal metaphyseal forearm fractures in Ramathibodi hospital and Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute

Presented to hospital within 72 hours of injury

Disqualifiers

Open fracture

Operative treatment at 1st visit

Neurovascular injury

Polytraumatized patient

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • telemedicine follow-up in 3rd week

    Other intervention

    Intervention group will be appointed with telemedicine follow-up in 3rd week after injury, instead of hospital follow-up visit.

Treatment groups

72 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: The standard follow-up protocolNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: The optimized follow-up protocolExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

loss of reduction rate

Angulation is more than 10 degree in coronal view or more than 20 degree in sagittal view

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Complications

Number of Participants with malunion, nonunion, joint stiffness and cast problem

Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Nonticha Thanthong

Lead sponsor

Ramathibodi Hospital

Sponsor institution

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