Clinical trials: Acute Fracture
Calcaneus Fracture
External Fixation Versus Splinting of Acute Calcaneus Fractures
Aim: Determine if external fixation decreases soft tissue complications compared to splinting. Determine if external fixation decreases time to definitive surgical stabilization and improves final fixation compared to splinting.
- Trial name
- NCT04063657
- Testing
- External fixator, Splinting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Acute Pain, Fractures
Comparing Ketamine and Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Fracture Pain
Opioid pain medications such as morphine and dilaudid are commonly used in emergency departments to treat pain in patients. Physicians are familiar with the side effects of these medications; the most concerning of which is…
- Trial name
- NCT02430818
- Testing
- ketamine, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Osteoarthritis, Traumatic Arthritis
Actis Total Hip System 2 Year Follow-up
Two-year (2 year) information regarding the performance of the commercially available Actis™ Total Hip System in order to obtain and evaluate the clinical outcomes on a series of cementless primary total hip arthroplasty (THA)…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Traumatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Trial name
- Actis14014 (NCT02783274)
- Testing
- Actis Total Hip System
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DePuy Orthopaedics
Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma
Ketamine Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Acute Pain
This study will compare ketamine and hydromorphone as alternative patient-controlled interventions for trauma-related pain. Patients receiving ketamine PCA are expected to require less total and breakthrough opioid and to have…
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma, Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT02062879
- Testing
- Ketamine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Rib Fractures, Pain, Acute
A Retrospective Review of Rib Fracture Pain Management at a London Major Trauma Centre
Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is widely considered to be the current gold standard treatment for rib fracture pain and is used in the Imperial invasive treatment pathway for rib fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT04863807
- Testing
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 389 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Back Pain
Tapentadol IR vs Oxycodone IR vs Placebo in Acute Pain From Vertebral Compression Fracture Associated With Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of tapentadol immediate release (IR) as compared with placebo and oxycodone IR in patients with acute pain caused by vertebral compression fractures (VCF)…
- Trial name
- NCT00771758
- Testing
- oxycodone IR, tapentadol IR
- Where
- 37 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Cancer, Spinal Fractures
CAFE Study - Cancer Patient Fracture Evaluation
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty treatment for painful, acute, vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) as compared to standard non-surgical therapy in patients…
- Trial name
- CAFE (NCT00211237)
- Testing
- Balloon Kyphoplasty, Non Surgical Management
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC
Pain, Fracture, Sprain
Fentanyl Administered Intraorally for Rapid Treatment of Orthopedic Pain
Assess whether transbuccal fentanyl provides more rapid relief of orthopedic pain, than does the comparator Percocet
- Trial name
- FAIRTOP (NCT00685295)
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Lansoprazole, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Fractures
The Effect of NSAID Use in the Acute Phase of Skeletally Immature Bone Healing: A Prospective Study
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, are excellent medications for providing pain control in children with fractures or those who have surgery to correct bony deformity requiring the bone to be cut…
- Trial name
- NCT02076321
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple
Orthosis of Acute Traumatic Rib Fractures Via RibFx Belt for Pain Alleviation and Improved Pulmonary Function
Acute traumatic rib fractures are a common issue for patients of trauma surgeons. They inflict substantial morbidity, the most dreaded and consequential of which are pulmonary complications.
- Conditions
- Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple, Trauma, Trauma Chest
- Trial name
- RibFx (NCT03846024)
- Testing
- RibFx Orthosis Belt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Femoral Fractures
Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Acute Pain in Hip and Femur Fractures
This is an investigator-initiated, single-center, randomized, patient blinded, controlled trial. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) using 0.2% ropivacaine vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02679560
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine HCL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Ian Elliott Brown
Osteoporosis
Secondary Prevention of Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to develop and implement an evidence based protocol for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures and falls, and to determine how compliance with this intervention improves muscle strength…
- Trial name
- NCT00421343
- Testing
- alendronate with cholecalciferol, calcium carbonate with cholecalciferol, Falls prevention measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Clinical Study Comparing Two Implant Surface Finishes in Patients Undergoing Cementless Total Hip Replacement
Prospective, randomized study of Summit Porocoat versus Summit DuoFix HA in total hip arthroplasty
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Post-traumatic Arthritis, Avascular Necrosis
- Trial name
- SPD (NCT00306917)
- Testing
- non-coated femoral hip stem, coated femoral hip stem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people
- Sponsor
- DePuy Orthopaedics
Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
KAVIAR Study - Kyphoplasty And Vertebroplasty In the Augmentation and Restoration of Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
Patients with osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures will be randomly assigned to treatment with balloon kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT00323609
- Testing
- Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 404 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC
Wounds and Injuries, Rib Fractures
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for the Management of Acute Pain in Adult Rib Fracture Patients
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine infusions in the management of acute pain resulting from broken ribs suffered following a blunt trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT02432456
- Testing
- Ketamine, Intercostal Nerve Block, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Distal Radius Fracture
Short Forearm Casting Versus Below-elbow Splinting for Acute Immobilization of Distal Radius Fractures
There is no consensus regarding the need to immobilize the elbow in immediate immobilization of closed distal radius fractures post-reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT02679066
- Testing
- Sugar-tong splint, Short forearm cast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Acute Humerus Fractures
Safety and Efficacy Study of the Treatment of Humerus Fractures
The purpose of this study is to collect safety and performance data on the use of the Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System (PBSS) when used to provide stabilization and alignment for the treatment of acute humerus fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02394080
- Testing
- Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- IlluminOss Medical, Inc.
Hip Fracture
A Randomised, Controlled Comparison of Vitamin D Strategies is Acute Hip Fracture Patients
The purpose of the study is to determine the best dose of Vitamin D to give to hip fracture patients to achieve the optimal therapeutic level.
- Trial name
- NCT00424619
- Testing
- Vitamin D2
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Fractures, Open, Wounds and Injuries--Infections
Acute Application of Antibiotic Powder in Open Fracture Wounds
The purpose of this study is to help determine the best treatment for severe injures like open fracture wounds. Some broken bone injuries can be more likely to get an infection. It is mostly due to the way they were injured.
- Conditions
- Fractures, Open, Wounds and Injuries--Infections, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Fractures, Bone
- Trial name
- APOW (NCT04872400)
- Testing
- Vancomycin, Tobramycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Fracture
Optimal Vitamin D3 Supplementation Strategies for Acute Fracture Healing
The objective is to determine the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on fracture healing at 3 months.
- Trial name
- Vita-Shock (NCT02786498)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore