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The Wrist-Free Study - Comparing Traditional Above Elbow Casts to Ones That Free the Wrist
Sponsor: KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Summary
This randomized controlled trial compares clinical outcomes, patient comfort and satisfaction of freeing the wrist in casts for supracondylar humerus fractures in children.
Official title: The Wrist-Free Study- A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Traditional Above Elbow Casts to Ones That Free the Wrist in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
76
Start Date
2023-11-09
Completion Date
2024-08-31
Last Updated
2024-07-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Modified long arm cast
A shorter cast that frees the wrist
Traditional long arm cast
Current standard of care where the cast extends up to the palmar bar
Locations (1)
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, Singapore