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title: Dynamic External Fixation in Treatment Distal Radius Fractures - Elderly Patients
nct_id: NCT03154424
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Distal Radius Fracture
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2017-05-16
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# Dynamic External Fixation in Treatment Distal Radius Fractures - Elderly Patients

**Official Title:** Bridging Versus Non-bridging Dynamic External Fixation in Early Total Care Treatment Unstable Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Polytrauma Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study

**NCT ID:** [NCT03154424](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03154424)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 150
- **Lead Sponsor:** Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
- **Conditions:** Distal Radius Fracture, Multiple Trauma, Elderly Person Maltreatment
- **Start Date:** 2015-06-01
- **Completion Date:** 2017-05-01
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2017-05-16

## Brief Summary

A single center, parallel group, prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted at the department of Hand Surgery, ABC (Andre, Bernardo, Caetano) Foundation University Hospital, Santo Andre, Brazil. Two implants used for fixation in closed reduction of distal radius fractures were compared: the bridging dynamic Galaxy Wrist external fixator (Orthofix®, Verona) and the non-bridging Galaxy wrist external fixator system (Orthofix®, Verona).

## Detailed Description

Dynamic external fixator in the ETC (Early Total Care) of unstable DRFs (distal radius fractures) may be a good choice of treatment. Because it's fast, safe, minimally invasive and easily performed method, it could help in the inflammatory systemic response to trauma, unable earlier functional recovery and shorten the hospitalization time of these patients (elderly and polytrauma). From this, in this study to obtain relevant information about each type of treatment, avoid possible selection bias, information and confusion. Choose a reproducible and effective method (external fixator), which presents a cost / benefit compatible with our reality, but that generates doubt the best way to apply this "bridging" which is already used and that will be our control group and "non-bridging", which will be the group to be tested.

Rather than establishing the actual value of each of these procedures, is necessary to optimize and improve the quality of life of these patients in order to return to your personal and professional activities as soon as possible.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 60 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** Yes

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Inclusion Criteria:

* skeletally mature patients, elderly (60 y.o. or more)
* all with a diagnosis of unstable distal radius fractures (AO type A or C)
* associated a multiple injured ( polytrauma ).

Exclusion Criteria:

* ongoing chemo or radiotherapy,
* mental illness,
* alcohol abuse.
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## Arms

- **Bridging (control group)** (PLACEBO_COMPARATOR) — External fixation in treatment the distal radius fracture
- **Nonbridging (tested group)** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — External fixation in treatment the distal radius fracture improve grip strength?

## Interventions

- **External fixation in treatment the distal radius fracture** (PROCEDURE) — Compare two techniques

## Primary Outcomes

- **Grip strenght** _(time frame: 12 months)_ — use the specific Jamar Hand Dynamometer to measure the arc of movement the wrist

## Secondary Outcomes

- **range of wrist motion** _(time frame: 12 months)_
- **Radiograph assesment** _(time frame: 12 months)_
- **DASH Questionnaire** _(time frame: 12 months)_
- **VAS (visual analog scale)** _(time frame: 12 months)_

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