Status:

COMPLETED

Volume CT of the Wrist and Carpus After Trauma

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Conditions:

Wounds and Injuries

Wrist Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether standard volume computed tomography (CT) has impact on treatment in patients with suspicion of fractures of the wrist and carpus.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients (18 years and older) who are referred to our hospital for conventional radiography of the wrist and carpus
  • Recent trauma mechanism (within 3 days before presentation)
  • Clinical suspicion of fractures of the wrist and carpus. The carpus includes all carpal bones, but does not include the metacarpal bones.

Exclusion

  • Patients who were not evaluated by a clinician before imaging was performed.
  • Open fractures
  • No informed consent or no prospective data collection could be obtained. Informed consent cannot be obtained in case patients do not speak or understand Dutch.
  • Patients who cannot be positioned in upright position, immobilized on a spine board or transferred to the intensive care unit and cannot undergo upright CT

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01857570

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

May 14 2015

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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500 HB