Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Fractures
Hip Fracture
PUSH Plus Protein Pilot for Hip Fracture Patients
Hip fracture is a common problem among older individuals. The goal of current standard of care after hip fracture is to achieve independent, household ambulation 2-3 months after surgery, yet decreased functional ability…
- Trial name
- NCT03410823
- Testing
- PUSH, Protein, Nutrition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hip Fracture, Femoral Neck Fracture
Validity and Reliability of Thai Version of Barthel Index for Hip Fracture Patients
Since an increasing in population age, there was an increasing in geriatric patients. Most of elderly patients needed rehabilitation programs to regain their quality of life during their medical treatments.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Femoral Neck Fracture, Intertrochanteric Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT02512094
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Pertrochanteric Fracture of Femur, Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur
Retrospective Study Chimaera Long Nail in Adult Patient
The CHIMERA study intends to evaluate the clinical benefits of the study medical device in the standard clinical practice.
- Conditions
- Pertrochanteric Fracture of Femur, Intertrochanteric Fracture of Femur, Subtrochanteric Fracture of Femur
- Trial name
- NCT06285981
- Testing
- Chimaera Long Nail
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Orthofix s.r.l.
Hip Fractures, Intertrochanteric Fractures
Does Early Administration of Tranexamic Acid Reduce Blood Loss and Perioperative Transfusion Requirement
Intertrochanteric hip fractures typically result in blood loss from the fracture and require surgery that can cause further blood loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03182751
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid (TXA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hip Fractures
Evaluation of TXA Prior to Surgery in the Geriatric Hip Fracture Population
The overall design of the study is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized study in the geriatric hip fracture population comparing those who receive intravenous tranexamic acid prior to incision to those who receive a placebo.
- Trial name
- TAHFT (NCT03923959)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 283 people
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Ankle Injuries
A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing Antiglide and Lateral Plate Fixation in Ankle Fractures
The role of operative fixation of unstable, displaced lateral malleolus fractures is well-established (Mayer, Mak, and Yablon). However, the optimal type of fixation remains the subject of debate.
- Trial name
- NCT00718302
- Testing
- Antiglide Plate, Lateral Plate
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Tibial Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures
Management of Traumatic Bone Defects in Tibial Plateau Fractures With Antibiotic-Impregnated Biodegradable Calcium Sulfate Beads: A Prospective Clinical Trial
This is a prospective clinical trial of tibial plateau fractures treated with internal fixation and a calcium sulfate graft which can be mixed with antibiotics and molded into various bead sizes for implantation into bone…
- Conditions
- Tibial Fractures, Intra-Articular Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Trial name
- NCT02456194
- Testing
- Calcium Sulfate + Antibiotics + Internal Fixation
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ross Leighton
Medial Malleolus Fractures
Clinical Trial Evaluating Acutrak Headless Compression Screw Fixation of Medial Malleolus Fractures
The purpose of this study is assess the safety and efficacy of Acutrak headless screws in comparison to other fixation methods (traditional headed screws, plates, and wires) used in the treatment of medial malleolus fracture of…
- Trial name
- NCT03061279
- Testing
- Fixation by Acutrak headless screw, Fixation by headed screws, plates, and or wires
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain, Postoperative, Ankle Fractures
Efficacy of Multimodal Periarticular Injections in Operatively Treated Ankle Fractures
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a peri-articular multimodal injection for post-operative pain control following operative management of closed, rotational ankle fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02967172
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Hip Fractures
Randomized Controlled Trial for Exparel Hip Fracture
This is a prospective, randomized study looking at the effect that a long-acting local anesthetic has on pain control in patients having surgery for hip fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT03289858
- Testing
- Exparel, Sodium Chloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Hip Fractures
Acute Hip Fracture Study in Patients 65 Years or Greater
This is a randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of VK5211 after 12 weeks of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02578095
- Testing
- VK5211
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Hungary and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
Foot Fusion
Augment® Bone Graft (Formerly GEM OS™1 Bone Graft) Compared to Autologous Bone Graft in Foot and Ankle Fusions
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate equivalent clinical and radiologic outcomes to the "gold standard" (ABG) in a representative clinical model (hindfoot and ankle fusions) STUDY HYPOTHESIS: Augment® Bone Graft is an equivalent bone…
- Trial name
- NCT00583375
- Testing
- Augment® Bone Graft, Standard of Care
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- BioMimetic Therapeutics
Bone Fracture, Radius Fracture
Study on Wood-plastic Composite for Circumferential Casting
The purpose of study is to verify that WOODCAST Circular system performs safely and effectively in its intended use.
- Conditions
- Bone Fracture, Radius Fracture, Ankle Fracture
- Trial name
- WOODCAST (NCT01493167)
- Testing
- limb casting/splinting
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Onbone Oy
Hip Fracture, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Levels in Frail Elderly Patients With a Hip Fracture
The purpose of this study is to assess whether all frail elderly admitted with hip fracture has a vitamin D deficiency, and if s-25(OH)D deficiency increases the risk of hip fracture in frail elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01816711
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Hip Fracture
Does Tranexamic Acid Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery?
Does tranexamic acid improve the perioperative care of those patients treated surgically for hip fracture by decreasing the proportion of patients requiring transfusion and decreasing total perioperative bleeding.
- Trial name
- NCT01714336
- Testing
- tranexamic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pelvic Fracture
Use of Teriparatide to Accelerate Fracture Healing
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of the drug teriparatide to the effect of placebo on pelvic fracture healing.
- Trial name
- NCT00594906
- Testing
- Teriparatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Non-inflammatory Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of REAL INTELLIGENCE™ CORI™ in Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) Procedures
This is a prospective study to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of CORI and to register CORI in China mainland.
- Conditions
- Non-inflammatory Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Requires Correction of Functional Deformity
- Trial name
- CORI RCT UKA (NCT04797897)
- Testing
- CORI, Conventional
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, Hong Kong and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.