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High Energy Midshaft Clavicle FracturesNCT00590850

Non-Operative Versus Operative Treatment for High-Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures

A study testing ORIF with Plate and Screws and Pin Fixation in people with High Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures, run by Prisma Health-Upstate at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Clavicle (collar bone) fractures account for about 33% of all fractures around the shoulder. Some surgeons suggest that surgical treatment is the best option, while others suggest that nonoperative care is the best treatment. There is no evidence to date that either option in superior. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
High Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures
What is being tested?
ORIF with Plate and Screws and Pin Fixation
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
412 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2003to Oct 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ages of 18 and 85
  • a midshaft clavicle fracture
  • fracture displaced the width of the clavicle or shortened at least 1.5 cm
  • less than 21 days since the injury

Who cannot join

  • injury involving the lateral ligaments
  • fracture involve the sternoclavicular joint
  • Pathologic Fracture
  • Open Fracture
  • Fracture with neurovascular compromise
  • Displaced fracture with impending skin compromise
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  • Medical comorbidities that preclude surgery
  • Associated injuries to ipsilateral shoulder girdle
  • severe cognitive disability or injury that may inhibit study form completion

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Prisma Health

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Trial of Non-Operative Versus Operative Treatment for High-Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures

Clavicle (collar bone) fractures account for about 33% of all fractures around the shoulder. Some surgeons suggest that surgical treatment is the best option, while others suggest that nonoperative care is the best treatment. There is no evidence to date that either option in superior. For this reason, we propose to conduct a prospective, randomized clinical trial of surgical versus non-surgical treatment of displaced high-energy clavicle fractures. This study will use both objective clinical and patient-based outcome measures. The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between clinical outcomes (healing rate, time to healing, time to return to work, Constant Score, complications), functional outcomes (DASH Score), and health related quality of life (SF-36) in nonoperative care and two types of surgical care for displaced fractures of the clavicular shaft in adults.

Included patients will be randomized into one of three groups: nonoperative care (Group N); surgical care using plates and screws (Group P); and surgical care using intramedullary pin put inside of the clavicle to stabilize it (Group I).

Being tested
ORIF with Plate and Screws, Pin Fixation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ORIF with Plate and ScrewsProcedure or surgery

    ORIF with plate and screws

  • Pin FixationProcedure or surgery

    Clavicle fixation with clavicle pin

Study groups in NCT00590850
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ClosedNo interventionClosed Treatment
ORIFActive comparatorOpen Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) with Plate and Screws
Receives: Procedure: ORIF with Plate and Screws
PinActive comparatorPin Fixation
Receives: Procedure: Pin Fixation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores

    Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Reoperation rate

    rate of reoperations between groups

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2003
  3. Primary completionDec 2020
  4. Study completionOct 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
412 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00590850
Sponsor's protocol ID
GHS-07-03-04
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
28 Dec 2007
Last updated
15 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Jeray KJ, Broderick JS, Mullis BH, Everhart J, Tanner SL, Snider BG; Southeastern Fracture Consortium. Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study of Nonoperative Versus Operative Treatment for High-Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 Jul 1;38(7):345-350. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002817.

    PubMed 38837208

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ORIF with Plate and Screws and Pin Fixation in people with High Energy Midshaft Clavicle Fractures, run by Prisma Health-Upstate at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Nov 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) scores (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00590850, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Nov 2023.

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