Clinical trials: Leg Fracture
Hip Fractures, Acetabular Fracture
Static Balance Disorders in Patients After Surgical Treatment of Hip Acetabular Fractures
The mechanism of maintaining balance is a complex phenomenon, involving numerous systems of human body. High-energy trauma resulting in acetabular fracture damages some of the elements composing this delicate mechanism…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Acetabular Fracture, Balance; Distorted, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT04902209
- Testing
- postural stability measurements
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Femur Fracture, Tibial Fractures
Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Intramedullary Nail Fixation After Tibia and Femoral Fractures
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether oral acetaminophen and intravenous ketorolac are viable alternatives to opioid medication regimens for the pain management of patients with tibial and femoral shaft fractures…
- Trial name
- NCT04761302
- Testing
- Intravenous ketorolac and oral acetaminophen, Intravenous morphine and oral oxycodone
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Simulation Based Medical Education
Optimizing Simulation-Based Training in Orthopedics: Exploring Deliberate Flawed Performance for Dynamic Hip Screw Osteosynthesis
Proximal femoral fractures (PFF) are associated with increased mortality when surgical intervention is delayed, with evidence supporting osteosynthesis within 12 to 24 hours of admission to minimize risk.1, 2 Consequently…
- Trial name
- NCT06729372
- Testing
- Deliberate Flawed Performance, Error Avoidance Training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Ankle Fracture
The Effect of Vitamin c on Preventing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS Type I) Following Ankle Fracture
The use of prophylactic treatment with vitamin c may prevent complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- CRPS (NCT01338129)
- Testing
- vitamin c
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Femur Neck Fracture, Arthroplasty Complications
Metal Ion Levels in Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) With Modular Dual Mobility Cup Compared to Conventional THA
After total hip arthroplasty using an 'Modular Dual Mobility' acetabular cup, which is effective in reducing the risk of dislocation, one of the serious complications occurring after total hip arthroplasty, the blood metal ion…
- Trial name
- NCT05181566
- Testing
- Total hip replacement arthroplasty using modular dual mobility cup, Total hip replacement arthroplasty using conventional acetabular cup
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Guro Hospital
Lower Extremity Fractures
Insole Sensor to Determine Optimal Limb Loading
The purpose of this study is to use a novel load monitoring technology to correlate limb loading to OTA type 42IIIB and IIIC tibial fracture outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02170493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Ankle Fractures, Bimalleolar Fractures
Fibulink Syndesmosis Repair System With Early Full-Weight Bearing
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the ability of the Fibulink Syndesmosis Repair System to maintain reduction of the ankle syndesmosis.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Bimalleolar Fractures, Syndesmotic Injuries, Bimalleolar Equivalent Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT06085586
- Testing
- Early Weight Bearing, Normal Weight Bearing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Hip Fractures
Tele-rehabilitation Intervention for People Post Hip Fracture - Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Most surviving hip-fracture patients experience reduced mobility and lose their functional ability, which increases the risk of complications and rehospitalization.
- Trial name
- NCT03376750
- Testing
- CO - OP
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herzog Hospital
Ankle Fractures
Postoperative Aspirin and Ankle Fracture Healing
This study aims to identify if postoperative aspirin use leads to a delay in fracture healing. NSAIDs have long been avoided in the management of fractures, due to the belief that they may impair fracture healing.
- Trial name
- NCT03765619
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Osteoporosis, Arthroplasty Complications
Surgeon-Initiated Bone Health Referral Pathway in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
The goal of this clinical trial is to observe the impact of a surgeon-driven bone health referral pathway following lower extremity arthroplasty.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Arthroplasty Complications, Fragility Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT05845021
- Testing
- Surgeon-Initiated Bone Health Referral Pathway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hip Fractures
AI-Based LOS Prediction in Hip Fracture Patients
With increasing life expectancy, the elderly population is growing. Hip fractures significantly increase morbidity and mortality, particularly within the first year, among elderly patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06392048
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Tibial Fractures
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Stimulation for Tibia Fractures
Fractures of the tibial shaft (diaphysis) are some of the most common long bone fractures. They most frequently occur in males less than 40 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00127725
- Testing
- Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sydney South West Area Health Service
Procedural Sedation
Low-Dose Intravenous Ketamine Bolus Versus Conventional Technique
Abstract Background: Ketamine has been introduced as one of the most common drugs, administered to sedate children for different painful procedures in the emergency department (ED) but administration in higher dosage causes some…
- Trial name
- NCT03499886
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride 50Mg/1mL Solution for Injection, Ketamine Hcl 50Mg/Ml Inj
- Where
- 2 sites in Iran
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lung Edema, Hip Fractures
Ultrasound in Evaluation of Preoperative Fluid Management of Hip Fracture Surgery Patients
Goal directed fluid therapy is a new standard surgical procedure which is successful in patients undergoing hip revision arthroplasty, There has been a reduction of postoperative complications, most importantly surgery with a…
- Trial name
- NCT05916599
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Healthy, Osteopenia
Clinical Study to Predict the Risk of Bone Fractures With the POROUS Ultrasound Device
Osteoporosis is a widespread medical condition among older people. It causes the bones to weaken and become more likely to break.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- POROUS-preFX (NCT06567054)
- Testing
- Measurements with the POROUS R3C ultrasound device at the midshaft tibia, DXA measurement of the hip and lumbar spine, DXA-based Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA)
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- POROUS GmbH
Educational Problems, Simulation of Physical Illness
Learning Management of Open Fractures on Virtual Patient
A novel virtual world programme with over 240 multiple choice questions was developed to assess the competencies in managing an open fracture of the lower limb according to the British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma…
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Simulation of Physical Illness, Fractures, Bone, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT04605380
- Testing
- Virtual reality online world
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Closed Multiple Fractures of Upper and Lower Limbs
Is Analgesic Effect of Low Dose Ketamine-midazolam the Same as Morphine
the investigators assessed the effects of low-dose IV ketamine-midazolam versus morphine on pain control in trauma patients with closed limb fracture(s); and also compared the incidence of adverse events (mainly cardio pulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT01807429
- Testing
- Ketamine-midazolam, Morphine
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Healthy, Osteopenia
Clinical Study to Estimate Bone Mineral Density With the POROUS Ultrasound Device
Osteoporosis is a widespread medical condition among older people. It causes the bones to weaken and become more likely to break.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- POROUS-BMD (NCT07187518)
- Testing
- Measurements with the POROUS R4C ultrasound device at the midshaft tibia, DXA measurement of the hip and lumbar spine
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- POROUS GmbH
Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis
Iterative Design of Custom Dynamic Orthoses to Reduce Articular Contact Stress
The proposed study evaluates the effect of carbon fiber brace design on forces across the ankle joint. Research suggests that ankle arthritis develops after ankle fracture, in part, due to elevated forces on the cartilage.
- Conditions
- Ankle Fractures, Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Ankle
- Trial name
- PRMRP-FPA2 (NCT04562896)
- Testing
- Custom Carbon Fiber Dynamic Orthosis (CDO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Patella, Joint Instability
Development of a Test Battery for Measurement of Knee Function in Patients With Patellar Instability
About six months after patella stabilizing surgery postoperative restrictions are commonly lifted and patients may consider whether a return to activity/sports is feasible.
- Conditions
- Patella, Joint Instability, Patellofemoral Joint Dislocation
- Trial name
- NCT05119088
- Testing
- Return to Sport testbattery
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital