Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Fractures
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Posterior Column Fractures of Tibial Plateau
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of internal fixation methods in patients with posterior column fractures of tibial plateau according to three column concept.
- Trial name
- NCT06931366
- Testing
- Open reduction and internal fixation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Hip Fractures, Intertrochanteric Fractures
ProspEctive Cohort Study on Multidisciplinary Approach to Femur FRactures' manAgement in Over 65 Population
Hip fractures are an increasing public health concern as the population continues to age. The increased morbidity and mortality in the 12-month period after hip fracture is largely related to decreased mobility.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Intertrochanteric Fractures, Femur Fracture
- Trial name
- EFFRA-65 (NCT04127045)
- Testing
- IMN-Group, HA-Group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biagio Moretti, MD
Hip Fractures, Stroke
Feasibility of the Geriatric Activation Program Pellenberg With Caregiver Involvement
This interventional study aims to see if involving caregivers as exercise partners with the physiotherapist throughout in-hospital geriatric rehabilitation and the first six weeks following discharge is feasible.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Stroke, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05419284
- Testing
- GAPP+Care, +Care, Observation of GAPP+Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome
Relationship Between Anesthetic Regimen and Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome (BCIS)
The annual incidence of geriatric hip fractures in the United States is 325,000 and is projected to rise given the aging population.1 The mainstay of treatment is cemented hip hemiarthroplasty.
- Trial name
- BCIS (NCT06952257)
- Testing
- Administration of general anaesthesia, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hip Fracture, Hip Fracture Surgeries
External Validation of Ten Prediction Models for 30-day Mortality Following Hip Fracture
This study aims to externally validate ten existing prediction models with a low risk of bias for 30-day mortality following hip fracture.
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT06961253)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- JointResearch
Syndesmotic Injuries, Ligament Rupture
Internal Brace Augmented Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament Repair: Post-operative Syndesmotic Volumes.
Over the course of a year from the start of the research study, twenty subjects will be randomized evenly into one of two groups after an informed consent is obtained: a traditional tight rope fixation group or a tight rope…
- Conditions
- Syndesmotic Injuries, Ligament Rupture, Bimalleolar Fractures, Trimalleolar Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT05062265
- Testing
- Tight rope fixation, Tight rope fixation with an anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) repair augmentation with an internal brace
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vann Virginia Center for Orthopaedics dba Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
Hip Fracture
Nutritional Risk Factors for Hip Fracture: a Case Control Study
Low Body Mass Index (BMI) is a risk factor for hip fracture, but it is unknown if it is the low BMI per se that increases risk of hip fracture or if specific micro-nutrients contribute.
- Trial name
- NCT01738776
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hip Fractures, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications
How to Develop a Training Program for Nurses in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block
In this study the intervention consists of a one-day-training program for nurses and three supervised ultrasound guided femoral nerve block (UGFNB) per registered nurse.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Ultrasound Therapy; Complications, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- NCT04659395
- Testing
- Emergency nurses
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset i Vestfold HF
Femoral Fracture
Retrograde Femoral Nail-Advanced Outcomes for Fixation of Distal Femur and Femoral Shaft Fractures
This project consists of a prospective and retrospective case series design. Study candidates will include all patients 18 years or older, who were evaluated at UCSD and found to have a distal femur or femoral shaft fracture…
- Trial name
- NCT05680987
- Testing
- RFN-Advanced Retrograde Femoral Nailing System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Hip Fracture
The Role of Precision Anesthesia Strategy on Perioperative Organ Protection in Hip Surgery [PASPOP]
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of three anesthetic strategies on organ protection in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
- Conditions
- Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Hip Fracture, Delirium - Postoperative, Organ Protection
- Trial name
- PASPOP (NCT06696404)
- Testing
- Combined Lumbar Plexus and Sacral Plexus Block, iliac fascial block, spinal anesthesia
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
Fracture, Fractures, Hip
The PREVENT Trial: a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multifaceted Fracture Prevention Model for Long-term Care
Hip fractures occur nearly twice as often for older adults residing in long-term care as they do in older adults of a similar age still living in other settings.
- Conditions
- Fracture, Fractures, Hip, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04947722)
- Testing
- PREVENT Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Hip Fractures, Family
Caregivers' eCourse for Recovery After Hip Fracture
In this two part study, we will seek 1. general feedback on the feasibility of an online education and skill development program for family/caregivers of older adults recovering from a surgically repaired low-trauma hip fracture.
- Trial name
- NCT03814928
- Testing
- Caregivers eCourse
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Automobile Driving With an Aircast Walker, Automobile Driving With a Walking Cast
Effects of Right Lower Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Braking Function
Research on the implications of orthopedic injury and surgery on automobile driving ability has been limited. Only a handful of orthopedic issues have been studied to date, especially the safe postoperative resumption of driving.
- Trial name
- NCT01171287
- Testing
- Driving with an Aircast Walker, Driving with a walking cast, Driving with a running shoe
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Hip Fractures, Knee Osteoarthritis
Effect of Remimazolam and Propofol on Postoperative Delirium
Remimazolam is an ultra-short acting benzodiazepine agonist which is used widely for general anesthesia and sedation. Remimazolam has several advantages.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Knee Osteoarthritis, Femur Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT05514405
- Testing
- Remimazolam (Byfavo), Propofol
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inje University
Femur Fracture
Spica Casting in Pediatric Femur Fractures: Study of Single Leg Versus Double Leg Spica Casts
Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing use of single leg spica with double leg spica casts in the treatment of pediatric femur fractures in children ages 2 through 6 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT01293916
- Testing
- Spica casting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hip Fracture of Intertrochanteric Type, Thromboembolic Event
Diffrence in Thromboprofilaksis in Elderly Ostoepenic Hip Fractures According to Mobility Status by Genetic Analysis
Hip fracture is a common and severe disease in elderly patients. The question of the study is whether elderly patients with severe osteopenia have significantly lower levels of the collagen-binding protein Hsp47 than relatively…
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture of Intertrochanteric Type, Thromboembolic Event, Osteopenia, Thrombosis Embolism
- Trial name
- HSP 47 (NCT06959017)
- Testing
- Gene Expression Analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Femoral Fracture, Tibial Fracture
The Development of a Surgical Localizing Aid Medical Device
The current method of incision localization in many surgical procedures requires a doctor to reference a medical image, such as an X-ray, to judge where on the body an incision should be made.
- Trial name
- NCT01300520
- Testing
- Target Tape
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aeos Biomedical Inc.
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
Hemorrhage, Fracture Femur
Comparative Use of Tranexamic Acid Intravenous and Topical Application in Intertrochanteric Fractures With PFNA
An intertrochanteric (ITF) trochanteric fracture of the femur is an exclusively extra capsular fracture in which the fracture line extends from the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter.
- Trial name
- NCT04696224
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, Saline solution
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Sapucai