Operative Versus Conservative Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures

This study has been completed.

First Received: September 14, 2005 Last Updated: November 16, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation
Information provided by:	AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00205985

Purpose

The aim of this study is to compare the time to return to previous activity

level between operative treatment and non-operative cast immobilization of

patients with an acute complete fracture of the middle part of the scaphoid,

without any dislocation or comminution visible CT-scan.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Scaphoid Fracture	Device: Scaphoid screw	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Comparison of Time to Return to Previous Activity Between Operative Treatment and Cast Immobilization of Complete Fracture of the Middle Part of the Scaphoid Without Dislocation

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Dislocations Fractures

Further study details as provided by AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Intervention Details:

Conservative treatment versus application of scaphoid screw

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00205985

Locations

Germany
Klinikum der Philipps Universitaet Marburg
Marburg, Germany, 35037

Sponsors and Collaborators

AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Markus Schaedel-Hoepfner, Prof. MD

Klinikum der Universitaet Marburg

More Information

Publications:

Study ID Numbers:	03-scaph-04
Study First Received:	September 14, 2005
Last Updated:	November 16, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00205985 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Keywords provided by AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation:

Return to work
Scaphoid fracture
Operative treatment
Activity level

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Fractures, Bone
Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 25, 2009