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
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500 HB